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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 Sj�str�m.

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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 Backlots

The 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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The first film to feature Leo the Lion roaring as MGM's logo. Designed by Howard Dietz, the logo was first used for the Goldwyn Pictures Corporation film Polly of the Circus and passed to MGM when Goldwyn merged with two other companies to form MGM.
This was the first production to start filming in the newly formed Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was not their first release, though; it was held until the holiday season when attendance is higher for "important" films.
There is no comprehensive cast list in this movie. Lon Chaney, Norma Shearer and John Gilbert are credited on the title frame; only 4 others are credited with character names in intertitles right before they first appear in the movie. The IMDb cast list credits these 7 actors in order of their names appearing onscreen.
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Also directed by Victor Sj�str�m




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Also produced by Irving Thalberg




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Also released in 1924




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