He Who Gets Slapped
1924•NR•1h 12m•7.6•Released
DramaThrillerRomance
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.
Director
Victor Sjöström
Budget
$0M
Revenue
$1M
Languages
No Language
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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)
Toby Wing
Playing Child (uncredited)
Pierre Watkin
Spectator at Final Performance (uncredited)
Bela Lugosi
Extra (uncredited)
Clyde Cook
Clown (uncredited)
Production
Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Producer
Victor Sjöström
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