He Who Gets Slapped
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He Who Gets Slapped is a 1924 silent drama film starring Lon Chaney as a betrayed scientist who becomes a circus clown known for being repeatedly humiliated in the ring.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| He Who Gets Slapped canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6621160 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: He Who Gets Slapped Context triple: [Lon Chaney, notableWork, He Who Gets Slapped]
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A.
The Jerk
The Jerk is a 1979 American comedy film starring Steve Martin as a naive, eccentric man whose rags-to-riches-to-rags journey showcases his signature absurdist humor.
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B.
Who’s Laughing Now
"Who’s Laughing Now" is a pop song by English singer Jessie J that addresses bullying and empowerment through its defiant, self-affirming lyrics.
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C.
Make 'Em Laugh
"Make 'Em Laugh" is a high-energy comic musical number from the film "Singin' in the Rain," famous for Donald O'Connor's acrobatic slapstick performance.
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D.
Irma Vep
Irma Vep is a French-American television miniseries that blends meta-cinema, crime, and dark comedy as it follows an actress remaking a classic silent-era vampire serial.
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E.
King of Fools
"King of Fools" is a song best known as a melodic power metal track by the German band Edguy, featured on their 2004 album "Hellfire Club."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: He Who Gets Slapped Target entity description: He Who Gets Slapped is a 1924 silent drama film starring Lon Chaney as a betrayed scientist who becomes a circus clown known for being repeatedly humiliated in the ring.
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A.
The Jerk
The Jerk is a 1979 American comedy film starring Steve Martin as a naive, eccentric man whose rags-to-riches-to-rags journey showcases his signature absurdist humor.
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B.
Who’s Laughing Now
"Who’s Laughing Now" is a pop song by English singer Jessie J that addresses bullying and empowerment through its defiant, self-affirming lyrics.
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C.
Make 'Em Laugh
"Make 'Em Laugh" is a high-energy comic musical number from the film "Singin' in the Rain," famous for Donald O'Connor's acrobatic slapstick performance.
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D.
Irma Vep
Irma Vep is a French-American television miniseries that blends meta-cinema, crime, and dark comedy as it follows an actress remaking a classic silent-era vampire serial.
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E.
King of Fools
"King of Fools" is a song best known as a melodic power metal track by the German band Edguy, featured on their 2004 album "Hellfire Club."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | silent film ⓘ |
| basedOn | He Who Gets Slapped (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Leonid Andreyev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Baron Regnard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bezano NERFINISHED ⓘ Consuelo NERFINISHED ⓘ Count Mancini NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Beaumont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Milton Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Victor Sjöström NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedInFormat | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Hugh Wynn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | silent era ⓘ |
| filmEditingStyle | continuity editing ⓘ |
| filmIndustryContext | early Metro-Goldwyn production prior to formation of MGM ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
silent drama ⓘ |
| hasMusicBy | silent film accompaniment (various scores) ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
betrayal
ⓘ
humiliation ⓘ revenge ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| leadActorRole | Lon Chaney as Paul Beaumont / HE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActressRole | Norma Shearer as Consuelo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadSupportingRole | John Gilbert as Bezano ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first film produced entirely by Metro-Goldwyn ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film with English intertitles ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A betrayed scientist becomes a circus clown known for being repeatedly slapped and humiliated in the ring. ⓘ |
| producer | Irving Thalberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1924-10-27 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1924 ⓘ |
| runningTimeMinutes | 95 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Carey Wilson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Victor Sjöström NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | circus ⓘ |
| starred |
John Gilbert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lon Chaney NERFINISHED ⓘ Marc McDermott NERFINISHED ⓘ Norma Shearer NERFINISHED ⓘ Tully Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | He Who Gets Slapped NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: He Who Gets Slapped Description of subject: He Who Gets Slapped is a 1924 silent drama film starring Lon Chaney as a betrayed scientist who becomes a circus clown known for being repeatedly humiliated in the ring.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.