He Who Gets Slapped
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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.
Cast
Lon ChaneyPaul Beaumont
Norma ShearerConsuelo
John GilbertBezano
Ruth KingMarie Beaumont
Marc McDermottBaron Regnard
Ford SterlingTricaud
Tully MarshallCount Mancini
Edward Arnold(uncredited)
Paulette DuvalZinida (uncredited)
Brandon HurstClown (uncredited)
Toby WingPlaying Child (uncredited)
Pierre WatkinSpectator at Final Performance (uncredited)Crew
DirectorVictor Sjöström
Details
Release DateDecember 22, 1924
Budget$172,000
Revenue$881,000
LanguagesNo Language
StudiosMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
