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He Who Gets Slapped was the first film produced entirely by the newly formed Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was not, however, MGM's first released movie, as the film was held until the Christmas season when higher attendance was expected.
Sep 5, 2019 · He Who Gets Slapped was the first film to be shot in MGM’s new studios, but the release was delayed a few months until Christmas in order to draw bigger crowds for what was obviously a, ya...
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.
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- Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Victor Sjöström
- 1924-12-22
He Who Gets Slapped was the first production that began filming under the production of the newly formed Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was not, however, MGM's first released movie, as the release was postponed until the Christmas season when higher attendance was expected.
- Victor Sjöström
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.
- Victor Seastrom
- Lon Chaney
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 to become the most...
- Drama
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He Who Gets Slapped is the story of a scientist whose happiness is destroyed by a friend who steals not only his wife but also the results of his life’s research. The scientist turns bitter and, in desperation, joins a circus as a clown whose popular act is based on being repeatedly slapped.
