He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
1924 · NR · 1h 12m · Drama, Thriller, Romance
Genres: Drama, Thriller, Romance
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.
Director: Victor Sjöström
Cinematography: Milton Moore
Editor: Hugh Wynn
Rated 7.6/10 by 108 viewers
Cast
Lon Chaney as Paul BeaumontNorma Shearer as ConsueloJohn Gilbert as BezanoRuth King as Marie BeaumontMarc McDermott as Baron RegnardFord Sterling as TricaudTully Marshall as Count ManciniEdward Arnold as (uncredited)Paulette Duval as Zinida (uncredited)Brandon Hurst as Clown (uncredited)Toby Wing as Playing Child (uncredited)Pierre Watkin as Spectator at Final Performance (uncredited)More like this
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