The Dryden will screen He Who Gets Slapped (Victor Sjöström, U.S. 1924, 71 min., 35mm) with live piano accompaniment by Philip C. Carli, as part of the Silent Tuesdays series.

Lon Chaney, the "Man of a Thousand Faces," stars as an embittered inventor who faces humiliation by embracing the lifestyle of a circus clown. To deal with his daily feelings of betrayal, he creates an act in which he is slapped around by his fellow clowns. Director Sjöström, Chaney, and costars Norma Shearer and John Gilbert, crafted one of the most emotional films of the silent era.

[source: George Eastman Museum calendar, 2017-Jan-16]