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[rosalinecapulet]

one thing that’s always been really weird to me is that the Joker is based on a preexisting live-action character but none of the live-action jokers have tried to recreate Conrad Veidt’s makeup (Jack Nicholson is imo probably the closest but even then they were somewhat limited in what they could do with him bc Nicholson is allergic to spirit gum)

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[igenlode]

I'd no idea "The Man Who Laughs" had anything to do with Batman! (Although I'm afraid I always assumed it was another Lon Chaney role -- "The Man of a Thousand Faces".)

[rosalinecapulet]

Yep! Conrad Veidt's Gwynplaine was the inspiration for Joker's design

In hindsight, became pretty obvious for me once I noticed how often artists like to draw Joker in Veidt's pose, like this one:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3641/3374200070_37aa49d0b1.jpg