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On this day in 1924 (in the U.S.), that sterling mecca known as New York City, New York served as host for the exclusive theatrical premiere engagement of HE Who Gets Slapped. Written (in part) and directed for the screen by Victor Sjöström, the film starred Lon Chaney, Norma Shearer, John Gilbert, and others.
According to our friends at IMDB.com, here's the plot summary:
"A bitter clown endeavors to rescue the young woman he loves from the lecherous baron who once betrayed him."
For the record:
In 2017, HE Who Gets Slapped was inducted into the National Film Registry, that U.S. organization that seeks to preserves films which have demonstrated a lasting artistic aesthetic.
-- EZ
From Google.com:
- It stands as a historic milestone as the first film produced entirely by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) following the landmark merger of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures, and Louis B. Mayer Pictures.
- It was the very first movie to feature the iconic MGM lion mascot logo, utilizing an Irish-born lion named Slats who, because it was a silent film, only looked around instead of roaring.
- The film features the unique stylization of capitalizing the word "HE" in the title (HE Who Gets Slapped) on the original title cards to emphasize that it serves as the character's proper name rather than a basic pronoun.
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