| ~He Who Gets Slapped~ 1924 |
| ~192-107: John Gilbert, Norma Shearer & Lon Chaney~ |
| ~Plot Synopsis~ |
On the eve of great success, a scientist ("He Who Gets Slapped") loses both his invention and his
wife to Baron Regnard, who describes his victim as a fool. He decides to lose himself in the laughter
of others and becomes France's most famous clown. Even Consuelo, a bareback rider who loves her
partner, Bezano, laughs when He confesses his love for her. Learning that Consuelo's father, Count
Mancini, plans her marriage to Baron Regnard, He releases a lion which kills the pair; and, fatally
stabbed by Regnard, the clown stumbles and staggers around the circus ring to the delight of the
audience. He dies in the arms of Consuelo, who is free to marry Bezano.
Plot Synopsis from afi.com
wife to Baron Regnard, who describes his victim as a fool. He decides to lose himself in the laughter
of others and becomes France's most famous clown. Even Consuelo, a bareback rider who loves her
partner, Bezano, laughs when He confesses his love for her. Learning that Consuelo's father, Count
Mancini, plans her marriage to Baron Regnard, He releases a lion which kills the pair; and, fatally
stabbed by Regnard, the clown stumbles and staggers around the circus ring to the delight of the
audience. He dies in the arms of Consuelo, who is free to marry Bezano.
Plot Synopsis from afi.com
| Directed by: Victor Sjöström Written by: Victor Sjöström - adaptation Carey Wilson - adaptation Based on the play He Who Gets Slapped by Gregory Zilboorg (New York, 9 Jan 1922) as adapted from the play Tot, Kto Poluchaet Poshchechiny by Leonid Andreyev Nikolaevich (1914). |
| ~Cast~ Lon Chaney ... Paul Beaumont / HE Norma Shearer ... Consuelo John Gilbert ... Bezano Tully Marshall ... Count Mancini Marc McDermott ... Baron Regnard Ford Sterling ... Tricaud Harvey Clark ... Briquet (as Harvey Clarke) Paulette Duval ... Zinida Ruth King ... Maria Beaumont Clyde Cook ... A Clown Brandon Hurst ... A Clown George Davis ... A Clown Edward Arnold ... Extra (uncredited) Holly Bane ... Child in circus audience (uncredited) Bartine Burkett ... Bareback Rider (uncredited) Carrie Daumery ... Extra (uncredited) Bela Lugosi ... Clown Extra (uncredited) Erik Stocklassa ... Ringmaster (uncredited) |
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| ~192-37: Lon Chaney~ |
| ~192-44: Lon Chaney~ |
| ~192-193: Lon Chaney~ |
| ~192-196 Lon Chaney~ |
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| ~Lon Chaney~ |
| ~Norma Shearer, John Gilbert & Lon Chaney~ |
| ~Remaining Credits~ Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Distribution Company: Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corporation Producers: Victor Sjöström & Irving Thalberg Original Music by: William Axt Cinematography by: Milton Moore Film Editing by: Hugh Wynn Costume Design by: Sophie Wachner Settings: Cedric Gibbons Presenter: Louis B. Mayer Play Translated by: Gregory Zillboorg Length: 7 Reels Runtime: 80 Minutes Released: December 22, 1924 |
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