He Who Gets Slapped

Titre He Who Gets Slapped
Date de sortie
1924
Réalisateur
Victor Sjöström
Type
Noir et blanc
Format
Genre
Durée
71 min.
Importance du cirque
Sypnosis

The scientist Paul Beaumont is about to publicly release his research on the origin of mankind, conducted thanks to Baron Regnard. But the Baron steals the papers and takes all credit for the discovery. Publicly humiliated Beaumont starts a new life in a circus where he performs as a clown getting slapped every night before a laughing audience.

Casting

Lon Chaney, Norma Shearer, John Gilbert, Tully Marshall, Marc McDermott

Société(s) de production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Pays
Thématique
Notes
D'après une pièce de théâtre de Leonid Andreïev. Adaptation de Gregory Zilboorg