He Who Gets Slapped Movie Review 1924

Chaney portrays a brilliant scientist whose personal and professional humiliations cause him to join a travelling French circus as a masochistic clown (hence the title). There he falls in love with a beautiful circus performer and plans a spectacular revenge. Brilliant use of lighting and Expressionist devices by director Sjostrom (who used the Americanized version of his name-Seastrom-in the credits). Adapted from the Russian play "He, The One Who Gets Slapped" by Leonid Andreyev.

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Available on VHS
Running time 85 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Carnivals & Circuses, Revenge, Silent Films, Adapted from a Play, Clowns

Screenplay

Carey Wilson, Victor Sjostrom

Cast

Lon Chaney, Norma Shearer, John Gilbert, Tully Marshall, Ford Sterling, Marc McDermott

Director

Victor Sjostrom

Producer

Louis B. Mayer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures