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.
Title | He Who Gets Slapped |
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Year | 1924 |
Genre | Drama, Thriller, Romance |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Cast | Lon Chaney, Norma Shearer, John Gilbert, Ruth King, Marc McDermott, Ford Sterling |
Crew | Victor Sjöström (Director), Milton Moore (Director of Photography), Cedric Gibbons (Settings), Victor Sjöström (Producer), Hugh Wynn (Editor), Sophie Wachner (Costume Design) |
Keyword | circus, clown, clowning, based on play or musical, love, remake, tragedy, betrayal, unrequited love, silent film, betrayal by friend, slap, circus clown, circus performer |
Release | Dec 22, 1924 |
Runtime | 72 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.66 / 10 by 90 users |
Popularity | 9 |
Budget | 172,000 |
Revenue | 881,000 |
Language | No Language |