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He Who Gets Slapped
7.6 / 10• 1924• 1h 12m•NR• English
DramaThrillerRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Lon Chaney
Paul Beaumont
Lead
Norma Shearer
Consuelo
John Gilbert
Bezano
Ruth King
Marie Beaumont
Marc McDermott
Baron Regnard
Ford Sterling
Tricaud
Tully Marshall
Count Mancini
Edward Arnold
(uncredited)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Victor Sjöström's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. He Who Gets Slapped is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
