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Auction History Result 7a0393 HE WHO GETS SLAPPED WC 1924 art of Lon Chaney in full clown make up, Victor Sjostrom, rare! Date Sold 12/27/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Unfolded Window Card (WC; measures 14" x 22" [36 x 56 cm]) (Learn More) He Who Gets Slapped, the 1924 Victor Sjostrom (billed as "Victor Seastrom"; he was a major Swedish director of the 1910s and 1920s, and late in his life, he turned to acting, giving memorable performances in several Ingmar Bergman movies, most notably "Wild Strawberries") silent circus clown romantic melodrama ("Victor Seastrom's production of the famous stage play by Leonid Andreyev"; about a French researcher who has his discovery stolen by a colleague, who also seduces his wife!; he is so humiliated that he not only joins the circus and becomes a clown, but his act consists of other clowns constantly slapping him, yet somehow he finds a new love in the circus) starring Lon Chaney Sr. (in the title role), Norma Shearer, John Gilbert, Tully Marshall, Harvey Clark, and Ruth King. Note that this was the first movie that started production under "Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer" and is also the first movie to feature the lion logo! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that we have previously auctioned three examples of this window card, and only one in the last 13 years! Condition: good to very good. The card has some faint staining scattered throughout but it is not very distracting. It can be displayed and enjoyed as it is or certainly restoration could be performed wither with or without backing the card. Learn More about condition grades 
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