He Who Gets Slapped

1924 1h 12m EN

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7.6

BANGER

★7.6TMDB · 113

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Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Victor Sjöström
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 5.1× over at the box office.

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ERA

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102 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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5 / 8

WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Victor Sjöström, shot by Milton Moore. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Hugh Wynn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Lon Chaney and Norma Shearer and John Gilbert carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Victor Sjöström directs. Milton Moore behind the camera. Hugh Wynn cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Made its money back 5.1× over at the box office.
4102 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Directed by Victor Sjöström, shot by Milton Moore. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Editor Hugh Wynn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Lon Chaney and Norma Shearer and John Gilbert carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0014972 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 14 themes, including "circus", "clown", "clowning", "based on play or musical".