Directed by:
Victor SjöströmComposer:
William AxtCast:
Lon Chaney, Norma Shearer, John Gilbert, Marc McDermott, Ford Sterling, Tully Marshall, Edward Arnold, Brandon Hurst, Bela Lugosi, Carrie Daumery, Mike Ragan (more)Plots(1)
This compelling and exceptionally well-executed silent drama, from new MGM studio executives Irving Thalburg and producer Louis B. Mayer is based on a highly-regarded Russian play and features the studio's biggest stars, Lon Chaney, John Gilbert and Norma Shearer. Directed by noted Swedish filmmmaker Victor Sjostrom, it is the story of a scientific genius who is humiliated by his philandering wife and a major career set-back. To express his pain, bitterness and anger he becomes a circus clown who seems to enjoy the frequently cruel slapstick antics of his new colleagues. While in the circus, he finds a chance at renewal when he falls for a lovely bareback rider. But will he at last find happiness? Or will tragedy continue to be his closest companion? (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Lon Chaney
USA
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Norma Shearer
Canada
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John Gilbert
USA
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Marc McDermott
Australia
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Ford Sterling
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Tully Marshall
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Edward Arnold
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Brandon Hurst
UK
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Bela Lugosi
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Carrie Daumery
Netherlands
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Mike Ragan
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Clyde Cook
Australia
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George Davis
Netherlands
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Ruth King
USA
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