![He Who Gets Slapped](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/ue7ce11Y6vEjZXKZeKCBKl6O9Dp.jpg)
Plot
Up-and-coming scientist Paul Benedict is betrayed by his mentor, the Baron Regnard, who not only steals discoveries but also his wife Marie. Benedict, reeling from his pain, joins a circus sideshow in order to become the most famous clown in France. He becomes infatuated with Consuelo, a showgirl, who has become the recipient of affections by the Baron.
Trailer
Cast
![Lon Chaney](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/m1icBooBEqFNp24Puu7qXn2Sarr.jpg)
Lon Chaney
Paul Beaumont
![Norma Shearer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/skHjxDkDI4HfkpuhIGPv0SguL60.jpg)
Norma Shearer
Consuelo
![John Gilbert](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/wibrEasDmipryIht6W6ajxAAQgH.jpg)
John Gilbert
Bezano
![Ruth King](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/tKxxtX1EGa42lMekpudVu0z8TtO.jpg)
Ruth King
Marie Beaumont
![Marc McDermott](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/4dhel92yTB4LJolosbcwusXK5a8.jpg)
Marc McDermott
Baron Regnard
![Ford Sterling](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/jWwCuNR2eRpgxlRBKNTCTmCVHP0.jpg)
Ford Sterling
Tricaud
![Tully Marshall](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/danBUrY4ZGpNVw3wWUHSAP9YObM.jpg)
Tully Marshall
Count Mancini
![Edward Arnold](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/iQfNbKGtR5SL5CCfFhsuqTbQw3D.jpg)
Edward Arnold
(uncredited)
![Paulette Duval](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/qfnNwcOv6Jj4fy9pxbBQexRnUze.jpg)
Paulette Duval
Zinida (uncredited)
![Brandon Hurst](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/fVpEO2PuRU2bNOK9XlEeRY9tiz.jpg)
Brandon Hurst
Clown (uncredited)
![Toby Wing](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/7jV2Fls9yU09VK89Cvaf8vXdb8I.jpg)
Toby Wing
Playing Child (uncredited)
![Pierre Watkin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/w36vNJFvQDiDyuC9zvT8nNZajhA.jpg)
Pierre Watkin
Spectator at Final Performance (uncredited)