A 1928 silent film featuring Conrad Veidt as Gwynplaine, a man whose face has been carved into a permanent grin.
Conrad Veidt's rictus smile became the direct visual inspiration for Jerry Robinson's Joker design -- and thus for all subsequent Joker portrayals including Heath Ledger's.
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