He Who Gets Slapped (1924) | |
| Director(s) | Victor Sj?str?m |
| Producer(s) | Victor Sjöström, Irving Thalberg (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Drama, Silent Films, Thriller/Suspense |
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He Who Gets Slapped (1924) was a Drama - Thriller/Suspense Film directed by Victor Sj?str?m and produced by Irving Thalberg and Victor Sjöström.
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HE WHO GETS SLAPPED On Blu-ray From Flicker Alley
By Dan Day, Jr. on Oct 1, 2025 From The Hitless Wonder Movie BlogFlicker Alley treats us with a Blu-ray special edition of HE WHO GETS SLAPPED, a unique 1924 silent melodrama which stars the legendary Lon Chaney. HE WHO GETS SLAPPED is not a horror film, but Lon Chaney in clown makeup is about as creepy as you can get. (In the film's story, Chaney's character is ... Read full article
He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
By Lindsey on Jul 8, 2013 From The Motion Pictures(Image: Movie Poster Shop) Paul Beaumont (Lon Chaney)?is a scientist who has spent years researching the origin of humans. Baron Regnard (Marc McDermott) has become his patron, funding all of the research. On top of that,?Regnard?opens up his mansion to Paul and his wife Marie. On the surface, the t... Read full article
CLOSING NIGHT OF THE SAN FRANCISCO SILENT FILM FESTIVAL: “He Who Gets Slapped” (1924)
By Lara on Jul 19, 2011 From BacklotsThe closing night of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival last night featured a screening of He Who Gets Slapped, an incredibly disturbing, upsetting, yet ultimately touching and poignant film. It stars Norma Shearer, John Gilbert, and Lon Chaney as “He,” a clown performing in an act a... Read full article
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Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg upon viewing early rushes of this production wanted to fire the film's cinematographer, Milton Moore, as they thought the photographic exposure too low and blamed Moore for incompetence. Victor Sjöström came to Moore's defense by stating he had told Moore to shoot "low", as it was essential to the plot of the story. Moore was kept on as cinematographer
This was the final closing night feature at the 16th San Francisco Silent Film Festival in July, 2011.
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