He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
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.
Release Date : December 22, 1924
Runtime : 72m
Genre : Drama, Thriller, Romance
Companies : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Countries : United States of America
Keywords : circus, clown, clowning, based on play or musical, love, remake, tragedy, betrayal, unrequited love, silent film, betrayal by friend, slap, circus clown, circus performer