circus,clown,clowning,based on play or musical,love,remake,tragedy,betrayal,unrequited love,silent film,betrayal by friend,slap,circus clown,circus performer

He Who Gets Slapped (1924)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Victor Sjöström
  • Profile picture of Lon Chaney
    Paul Beaumont Lon Chaney
  • Profile picture of Norma Shearer
    Consuelo Norma Shearer
  • Profile picture of John Gilbert
    Bezano John Gilbert
  • Profile picture of Ruth King
    Marie Beaumont Ruth King
  • Profile picture of Marc McDermott
    Baron Regnard Marc McDermott
  • Profile picture of Ford Sterling
    Tricaud Ford Sterling
  • Profile picture of Tully Marshall
    Count Mancini Tully Marshall
  • Profile picture of Edward Arnold
    (uncredited) Edward Arnold

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Keywords

  • circus
  • clown
  • clowning
  • based on play or musical
  • love
  • remake
  • tragedy
  • betrayal
  • unrequited love
  • silent film
  • betrayal by friend
  • slap
  • circus clown
  • circus performer