The Man Who Laughs
James II of England is a character in the novel "The Man Who Laughs" by Victor Hugo. James appears in Geoffrey Trease's 1947 novel, "Trumpets in the West", which depicts him as a villain. He was portrayed by Josef Moser in the 1921 Austrian silent film "The Grinning Face" and by Sam De Grasse in the 1928 silent film "The Man Who Laughs".