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He Who Gets Slapped (1924) was a Drama - Thriller/Suspense Film directed by Victor Sjöström and produced by Irving Thalberg and Victor Sjöström.

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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, th... 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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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
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.
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 final closing night feature at the 16th San Francisco Silent Film Festival in July, 2011.
George Davis, who appears in the film as a clown, was a vaudeville performer who been a clown in Europe. He appeared in U.S, French, German, English, and Italian films. He coached Lon Chaney for his role.
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