HE Who Gets Slapped screens October 23

Thomas Gladysz here: I will be in Seattle, Washington on October 23 to introduce He Who Gets Slapped (1924) at the Paramount theater. This Seattle Theater Group Presentation, which is part of their Silent Movie Mondays series, will showcase one of my favorite silent films as well as one of the great sad clown films of all time. And what's more, Tedde Gibson will provide musical accompaniment to the film on the Mighty Wurlitzer. After the film, Tedde and I will chat. Please join us. If you live in the Seattle area, this is a not to be missed event, as I promise to deliver a "special" introduction. More information at https://www.stgpresents.org/calendar/event/5243

Based on the play by Leonid Andreyev and directed by Victor Seastrom, He Who Gets Slapped stars the dashing John Gilbert, the lovely Norma Shearer, and the truly pathetic Lon Chaney. And in a key supporting role is Ford Sterling, one of the original Keystone Cops and the star of the 1926 Louise Brooks film, The Show-Off.

I also wanted everyone to know that prior to the film, I'll be signing books in the Paramount lobby from 6:00 to 6:45 pm. I will have copies of most all of my books, including a supply of my newest, The Street of Forgotten Men: From Story to Screen and Beyond. I will bring along my Louise Brooks rubber stamps and stamp a Brooks for whoever buys a book.

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