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He Who Gets Slapped is a 1924 American silent psychological thriller film starring Lon Chaney, Norma Shearer, and John Gilbert, and directed by Victor Sjöström (credited as Victor Seastrom).
He Who Gets Slapped: Directed by Victor Sjöström. With Lon Chaney, Norma Shearer, John Gilbert, Ruth King. A bitter clown endeavors to rescue the young woman he loves from the lecherous count who once betrayed him.
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.
After Baron Regnard (Marc MacDermott) steals both his greatest invention and his wife, scientist Paul Beaumont (Lon Chaney) loses all self-regard and joins a circus sideshow...
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There are a few versions of this kicking around on here, but silent movies tend to get taken down and this version is slightly cleaner looking than some of t...
On the eve of great success, a scientist ("He Who Gets Slapped") loses both his invention and his wife to Baron Regnard, who describes his victim as a fool. He decides to lose himself in the laughter of others and becomes France's most famous clown.
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.
