Drama ·Thriller ·Romance · United States of America · 1924 · 1h 12m

He Who Gets Slapped

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Director
Victor Sjöström
Cast
Lon Chaney as Paul Beaumont Norma Shearer as Consuelo John Gilbert as Bezano Ruth King as Marie Beaumont Marc McDermott as Baron Regnard Ford Sterling as Tricaud
Crew
Milton Moore — Director of Photography Hugh Wynn — Editor Victor Sjöström — Producer Sophie Wachner — Costume Design
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
circusclownclowningbased on play or musicalloveremaketragedybetrayalunrequited lovesilent filmbetrayal by friendslap
Key Collaborators
Victor Sjöström Director Milton Moore Director of Photography Hugh Wynn Editor Victor Sjöström Producer Sophie Wachner Costume Design
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