Paul Leni
July 8, 1885
German filmmaker and set designer. He died of sepsis from an untreated tooth infection in 1929 at the age of 44.
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The Man Who Laughs
1928 · 1h 50m · Movie
When a proud noble refuses to kiss the hand of the despotic King James in 1690, he is cruelly executed and his son surgically disfigured.
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The Cat and the Canary
1927 · 1h 48m · Movie
Relatives of an eccentric millionaire gather in his spooky mansion on the 20th anniversary of his death for the reading of his will.
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The Last Warning
1928 · 1h 29m · Movie
A producer decides to reopen a theater, that had been closed five years previously when one of the actors was murdered during a performance, by staging a production of the same play with the remaining members of the original cast.
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