He Who Gets Slapped
1924·Movie
·1h 12min·
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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.
Silent Film ClassicTragic DramaPsychological StudyRevenge NarrativeCircus MelodramaUnrequited LoveHumiliation & DespairIconic PerformanceEarly Hollywood Gem
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Directed by:
Victor Sjöström
Written by:
Carey Wilson, Victor Sjöström, Leonid Andreyev
Produced by:
Victor Sjöström
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