{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"He Who Gets Slapped (1924)","description":"James and Thomas discuss the original creepy clown movie, He Who Gets Slapped, starring Lon Chaney in an amazing performance as scientist Paul Beaumont, who suffers a mental breakdown after his research and his wife are stolen by a wealthy baron. Leaving his former world behind, Beaumont becomes a circus clown known only as He, whose entire act consists of attempting to say profound things while being slapped and ridiculed by the other clowns, recreating his trauma - until one day, he comes back into contact with the man who betrayed him... The film explores the effect that the crowd's&amp;nbsp; propensity for mockery and humiliation has on the human psyche. The film is by the pioneering Swedish silent-era director, Victor Sj\u00f6str\u00f6m - his second movie made in the US. It remains very engaging for a silent film, and makes a good introduction to the medium. Watch&amp;nbsp;He Who Gets Slapped for free on YouTube:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=H_qlCtPdqto  SIGN UP for Catholic Culture's newsletter: https:\/\/www.catholicculture.org\/newsletters  DONATE to keep this podcast going:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.catholicculture.org\/donate\/audio  Music is The Duskwhales, \u201cTake It Back\u201d, used with permission.  https:\/\/theduskwhales.bandcamp.com ","author_name":"Criteria: The Catholic Film Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/catholicculture.org\/criteria","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38315725\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/38315725"}