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He Who Gets Slapped
Sign in to save1924 American silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström
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He Who Gets Slapped is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström, who also served as producer and screenwriter alongside Carey Wilson. The production was handled by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, with Irving Thalberg as co-producer. The cast features Lon Chaney, Norma Shearer, John Gilbert, and Ford Sterling. William Axt composed the score, while Cedric Gibbons served as production designer.
The film was released in the United States on multiple dates in 1924, including January 1, November 9, and December 22. It is presented in black-and-white with an aspect ratio of 4:3. Runtime varies by source, listed as 72 or 95 minutes. The movie has a budget of 172,000 and generated revenue of 881,000. It is part of the National Film Registry and is in the public domain.
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7.6After 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 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
Themes
- circus
- clown
- clowning
- based on play or musical
- love
- remake
- tragedy
- betrayal
- unrequited love
- silent film
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Director
- Victor Sjöström
- Screenwriter
- Victor Sjöström
- Cast member
- Tully Marshall
- Composer
- William Axt
- Producer
- Irving Thalberg
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Duration
- 95
- FilmAffinity ID
- 538136
- Image
- He Who Gets Slapped.jpg
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- publication date
- 1924-12-22
- title
- He Who Gets Slapped
- production designer
- Cedric Gibbons
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- 4:3
- distributed by
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- inception
- 1915-00-00
- color
- black-and-white
- copyright status
- public domain
- Commons category
- He Who Gets Slapped (film)
- capital cost
- 172000
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