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He Who Gets Slapped is a 1924 American silent psychological thriller film starring Lon Chaney, Norma Shearer, and John Gilbert, and directed by Victor Sjöström (credited as Victor Seastrom).
A silent film adaptation of a play by Leonid Andreyev, starring Lon Chaney as a bitter clown who seeks revenge on his betrayers. The film features a famous scene with a lion and a logo roar, and was the first MGM production to use the Leo the Lion logo.
- (4.3K)
- Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Victor Sjöström
- 1924-12-22
He Who Gets Slapped (Russian: Тот, кто получает пощёчины, romanized: Tot, kto poluchayet poshchochiny) is a play in four acts by Russian dramatist Leonid Andreyev; completed in August 1915 and first produced in that same year at the Moscow Art Theatre on October 27, 1915.
After Baron Regnard (Marc MacDermott) steals both his greatest invention and his wife, scientist Paul Beaumont (Lon Chaney) loses all self-regard and joins a circus sideshow to become the most ...
- (372)
- Victor Sjöström
- Drama
- Lon Chaney
Apr 18, 2020 · english-handwritten. After Baron Regnard (Marc MacDermott) steals both his greatest invention and his wife, scientist Paul Beaumont (Lon Chaney) loses all self-regard and joins a circus sideshow to become the most famous clown in France, known as "He Who Gets Slapped" by other clowns.
Feb 15, 2020 · Starring Lon Chaney, Norma Shearer and John Gilbert, this film was the first to ever be entirely produced by MGM. It was directed by Victor Sjöström.
- 72 min
- 47.2K
- Old films and movies
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Sep 20, 2019 · "He Who Gets Slapped" is a critically acclaimed drama, in which Lon Chaney delivers another very strong acting performance in the year after he made "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". This film illustrates the work of director Victor Seastrom, a star of Silent Hall of Fame. Directed by Victor Seastrom.
