Quick Facts
DirectorVictor Sjöström
Runtime1h 12m · NR
GenresDrama · Romance · Thriller
Release1924-12-22
Film
He Who Gets Slapped
1924· NR· 1h 12m· Drama· Romance· Thriller
After a baron steals his scientific discoveries, runs away with his wife, and slaps him in public, a man joins a Parisian circus sideshow as a clown whose act consists of being slapped repeatedly and becomes infatuated with a showgirl colleague whose father intends to marry her off to the baron.
1924-12-22
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Key Crew
DirectorVictor Sjöström
ProducerVictor Sjöström
Director of PhotographyMilton Moore
EditorHugh Wynn
Full cast & crew (14 cast · 12 crew)
Details
Released1924-12-22
Runtime1h 12m · NR
StatusReleased
StudiosMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Budget$172,000
Box office$881,000
LanguagesNo Language
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating7.6/10 · 106 votes
Original languageen
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