He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
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.
Key facts
- Released:
- 1924-12-22
- Runtime:
- 72 min
- Genres:
- Drama, Thriller, Romance
- Director:
- Victor Sjöström
- Top cast:
- Lon Chaney, Norma Shearer, John Gilbert, Ruth King, Marc McDermott, Ford Sterling
- Original language:
- EN
- TMDB rating:
- 7.6/10 from 106 votes
- Bynge Score:
- 7.2/10