He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
22/12/1924
Drama, Thriller, Romance
1h 12m
- 76% (94 votes)
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Overview
After a baron steals his scientific discoveries, runs away with his wife, and slaps him in public, a man joins a Parisian circus sideshow as a clown whose act consists of being slapped repeatedly and becomes infatuated with a showgirl colleague whose father intends to marry her off to the baron.
- Victor SjöströmDirector
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$172,000
Revenue
$881,000
Keywords
- circus
- clown
- clowning
- based on play or musical
- love
- remake
- tragedy
- betrayal
- unrequited love
- silent film
- betrayal by friend
- slap
- circus clown
- circus performer
Top Billed Cast
Lon Chaney
Paul Beaumont
Norma Shearer
Consuelo
John Gilbert
Bezano
Ruth King
Marie Beaumont
Marc McDermott
Baron Regnard
Ford Sterling
Tricaud
Tully Marshall
Count Mancini
Edward Arnold
(uncredited)
Paulette Duval
Zinida (uncredited)
Brandon Hurst
Clown (uncredited)
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