He Who Gets Slapped

He Who Gets Slapped (1924)

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.

Date of release
1924-12-22
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (114)
Runtime
1h 12m
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Romance
Director
Victor Sjöström

Casting

  • 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)

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