Lon Chaney
Paul Beaumont, aka HE
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He Who Gets Slapped is a 1924 American silent psychological thriller film starring Lon Chaney, Norma Shearer, and John Gilbert, [3] [4] and directed by Victor Sjöström (credited as Victor Seastrom). The film was written by Victor Seastrom and Carey Wilson, based on the Russian play He Who Gets Slapped ( Тот, кто получает ...
A silent film adaptation of a play by Leonid Andreyev, starring Lon Chaney as a bitter clown who seeks revenge on his betrayers. The film features a famous scene with a lion and a logo roar, and was the first MGM production to use the Leo the Lion logo.
- (4.3K)
- Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Victor Sjöström
- 1924-12-22
He Who Gets Slapped. He Who Gets Slapped (Russian: Тот, кто получает пощёчины, romanized: Tot, kto poluchayet poshchochiny) is a play in four acts by Russian dramatist Leonid Andreyev; completed in August 1915 and first produced in that same year at the Moscow Art Theatre on October 27, 1915. [1] [2] Immensely popular with ...
Rent He Who Gets Slapped on Prime Video, or buy it on Prime Video. After Baron Regnard (Marc MacDermott) steals both his greatest invention and his wife, scientist Paul Beaumont (Lon Chaney) loses ...
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- Victor Sjöström
- Drama
- Lon Chaney
Feb 15, 2020 · Starring Lon Chaney, Norma Shearer and John Gilbert, this film was the first to ever be entirely produced by MGM. It was directed by Victor Sjöström.
- 72 min
- 47.2K
- Old films and movies
A scientist becomes a circus clown to escape his past and his enemies in this silent film based on a play by Leonid Andreyev. Watch the trailer, read the synopsis, and see the cast and crew of He Who Gets Slapped (1924).
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A French inventor becomes a clown who gets slapped by other clowns as a revenge for his betrayal by a colleague and his wife. He falls in love with a circus performer and tries to save her from the same villain.
