He Who Gets Slapped

He Who Gets Slapped

1924
1h 12m
7.5

7.5/10

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Overview

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.

Status: Released

Budget: $172,000

Revenue: $881,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
No Language

Quick Facts

Release Date December 22, 1924
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0014972

Cast

Lon Chaney
Lon Chaney

Paul Beaumont

Norma Shearer
Norma Shearer

Consuelo

John Gilbert
John Gilbert

Bezano

Ruth King
Ruth King

Marie Beaumont

Marc McDermott
Marc McDermott

Baron Regnard

Ford Sterling
Ford Sterling

Tricaud

Tully Marshall
Tully Marshall

Count Mancini

Edward Arnold
Edward Arnold

(uncredited)

Paulette Duval
Paulette Duval

Zinida (uncredited)

Brandon Hurst
Brandon Hurst

Clown (uncredited)

Toby Wing
Toby Wing

Playing Child (uncredited)

Pierre Watkin
Pierre Watkin

Spectator at Final Performance (uncredited)

Key Crew

Victor Sjöström
Director
Victor Sjöström
Producer