He Who Gets Slapped (1924)

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He Who Gets Slapped
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StarringLon ChaneyNorma ShearerJohn Gilbert
DirectorVictor Sjöström
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NR 1 hr 12 minDec 22nd, 1924Drama, Thriller, Romance
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Plot
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.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:December 22nd, 1924
Movie Budget:$172,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$881,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
He Who Gets Slapped on the Web:WikiData
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He Who Gets Slapped Quotes

The Complexity of Human Emotions

Taglines: Victor Seastrom's production of the famous stage play by Leonid Andreyev.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.

Clashing Views on Clowns and Barons

Baron Regnard: I hate clowns!
Paul Beaumont: I hate Barons!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.

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