He Who Gets Slapped

A haunting silent tragedy that mixes circus spectacle with bitter humiliation and revenge, leaving a lingering sense of sorrow.

Directed by

Victor Sjöström

Genres

Drama, Thriller, Romance

Starring

Lon Chaney, Norma Shearer, John Gilbert

Overview

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.

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