This movie was probably one of the most welcomely disturbing I've ever seen. Let's see......... you got a Silent Movie.....with creepy clowns....a revenge plot where you root for the revenger..........Lon Chaney........massive implied violence & gore.....moral confusion......and again......creepy "old school" clowns..........wow. This combination led me to a new appreciation of silent films & Lon Chaney. Best scene (in my opinion) is when Lon is locking the the bad guys in the room - look at his face, then look at the bad guys absolute expression of confusion/horror.... sorry - 80 years later and actors don't convey emotion much better today.
First silent I watched all the way through. Movie Hipsters.........this is pretty damn hip for 1924....thru.....NOW. "He Who Gets Slapped" will haunt you in a great way.
First silent I watched all the way through. Movie Hipsters.........this is pretty damn hip for 1924....thru.....NOW. "He Who Gets Slapped" will haunt you in a great way.