He Who Gets Slapped

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Overview

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.

Genres

General Information

Release Date: 1924-12-22
Budget: $172000
Revenue: $881000
Runtime: 72 min

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