FRI SEP 12, 2025 10:00 PM HE WHO GETS SLAPPED $12.00 (member) ; $17.00 (general admission) Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee. Los Feliz 3 | Introduction by UCLA Film & Television Archive Associate Motion Picture Curator, Steven K. Hill. Live score by Andrew Earle Simpson. World Premiere of New Restoration Co-presented by Retroformat Silent Films and Mount Saint Mary’s University Graduate Programs in Film, Television and New Media ‘Los Angeles Silent Film Festival’ Flicker Alley merch sale prior to the screening at 9:30pm at the Los Feliz 3. Checking Event Status... *This is an RSVP which means first come first served. This RSVP does not guarantee a seat. Not a Member? Join Today. Already a Member? Be sure you are logged in to your account. Your RSVP is being held for 1 minute, please select the quantity and fill out your contact info to complete the RSVP First Name Last Name Email Quantity Subscribe to our newsletter FINISH
ABOUT THE FILM: In 1924, newly formed Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer staked its claim as a major Hollywood studio with HE WHO GETS SLAPPED, a film as bold and haunting as anything produced in the silent era. Lon Chaney delivers one of his most devastating performances as Beaumont, a scientist betrayed by his wife and patron, who flees his ruined life to become a circus clown whose only act is to be slapped—over and over—for the audience’s amusement. Director Victor Sjöström, already a legend of Swedish cinema, was hired to co-adapt (with Carey Wilson) Russian playwright Leonid Andreyev’s dark, psychologically charged stage work for the film. Sjöström’s other major works include THE PHANTOM CARRIAGE (1921), THE SCARLETT LETTER (1926) and THE WIND (1928), and stars as the lead character in Ingmar Bergman’s WILD STRAWBERRIES (1957). The supporting cast is also remarkable: young Norma Shearer and John Gilbert, both on the cusp of stardom, shine as circus bareback riders and Beaumont’s only friends. Marc McDermott’s cruel Baron Renard and Tully Marshall’s lecherous Count make villains worthy of Beaumont’s most ruthless revenge. FORMAT: DCP DISTRIBUTOR: Flicker Alley COUNTRY: USA ABOUT THE RESTORATION: HE WHO GETS SLAPPED makes its high definition debut through the generous support of the Sunrise Foundation for Education & the Arts. The film was restored by Blackhawk Films in 2024 from a first generation 35mm safety print and a 16mm dupe negative.