He Who Gets Slapped
Midnight weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights (meaning arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating, the movie starts after midnight)!
Director: Victor Sjöström Run Time: 72 min. Format: Audio Amplification Available Release Year: 1924
Starring: John Gilbert, Lon Chaney, Marc McDermott, Norma Shearer, Ruth King
Story of an inventor who, suffering betrayal in life, makes a career of it by becoming a clown whose act consists of getting slapped by all the other clowns. He falls in love with another circus performer, and those who betrayed him enter his life yet again.
