He Who Gets Slapped (1924)

He Who Gets Slapped (1924)


He Who Gets Slapped is a 1924 film starring Lon Chaney, Norma Shearer, and John Gilbert. It was directed by Victor Sjöström. The film is based on the Russian play Tot, kto poluchayet poshchechini by playwright Leonid Andreyev, which was published in 1914 and in English, as He Who Gets Slapped, in 1922. (The Russian original was made into a Russian movie in 1916.)

The film is significant for many reasons, foremost being that it was the first production to start filming in the newly-formed Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was not, however, MGM's first released movie, as the release was postponed until Christmastime when higher attendance was expected. The film was highly profitable for the fledgling MGM, and was critically hailed upon release. This film was also the first to feature Leo the Lion's roar as MGM logo. Leo the Lion's roar was first seen as the logo for Goldwyn Pictures Corporation in 1917, and the logo passed to MGM when the companies merged.

He Who Gets Slapped it's a compelling and exceptionally well-executed silent drama, from new MGM studio executives Irving Thalburg and producer Louis B. Mayer is based on a highly-regarded Russian play and features the studio's biggest stars, Lon Chaney, John Gilbert and Norma Shearer. Directed by noted Swedish filmmmaker Victor Sjostrom, it is the story of a scientific genius who is humiliated by his philandering wife and a major career set-back. To express his pain, bitterness and anger he becomes a circus clown who seems to enjoy the frequently cruel slapstick antics of his new colleagues. While in the circus, he finds a chance at renewal when he falls for a lovely bareback rider. But will he at last find happiness? Or will tragedy continue to be his closest companion?

The film was important in the careers of Chaney, Shearer, Gilbert, and Sjöström. Béla Lugosi plays the uncredited role of a clown.

This rip was taken from KG. Thanks to ZenKoan, the original uploader on KG. The torrent contains some posters and stills of the film, and a external spanish subtitle.


IMDB: 7.9/10


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0014972/


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