He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
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86% of users liked it
(307 ratings)
This compelling and exceptionally well-executed silent drama, from new MGM studio executives Irving Thalburg and producer Louis B. Mayer is based on a highly-regarded Russian play and features the studio's biggest stars, Lon Chaney, John Gilbert and Norma Shearer. Directed by noted Swedish… More This compelling and exceptionally well-executed silent drama, from new MGM studio executives Irving Thalburg and producer Louis B. Mayer is based on a highly-regarded Russian play and features the studio's biggest stars, Lon Chaney, John Gilbert and Norma Shearer. Directed by noted Swedish filmmmaker Victor Sjostrom, it is the story of a scientific genius who is humiliated by his philandering wife and a major career set-back. To express his pain, bitterness and anger he becomes a circus clown who seems to enjoy the frequently cruel slapstick antics of his new colleagues. While in the circus, he finds a chance at renewal when he falls for a lovely bareback rider. But will he at last find happiness? Or will tragedy continue to be his closest companion? ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Victor Sjöström
- Written By
- Leonid Andreyev, Victor Sjöström
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery & Suspense
PG,
- In Theaters
- Nov 9, 1924 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A subdued Chaney offers one of his greatest performances.
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Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena
Chaney, um dos grandes atores do período, cria um personagem trágico e memorável, mas o roteiro é excessivamente simples do ponto de vista dramático, o que atrapalha o filme.
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Cast
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Lon Chaney
as He Who Gets Slapped
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Norma Shearer
as Consuelo
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John Gilbert
as Bezano
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Tully Marshall
as Count Mancini
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Ford Sterling
as Tricaud
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Clyde Cook
as Clown
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Paulette Duval
as Zinida
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Ruth King
as Beaumont's Wife
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Brandon Hurst
as Clown
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George Davis
as A Clown
- Harvey Clark
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Marc MacDermott
as Baron Regnard
- Bartine Burkett
- Marc McDermott
