Watch NowThe Unknown (1927)
29/05/1927
Drama, Romance, Horror
1h 8m
- 75% (193 votes)
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Don't miss this startling spectacle!
Overview
On the lam, criminal Alonzo hides in the circus as The Armless Wonder – a performer who uses his feet to hurl knives. Alonzo keeps the arms he really has concealed to hide his identity. Meanwhile, ringmaster's daughter Nanon has a phobia of being touched by men, but is romantically pursued by not only Alonzo but the strongman Malabar. Alonzo's desperation to remain with Nanon will only end in tragedy.
- Tod BrowningDirector
- Joseph FarnhamWriter
- Waldemar YoungScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$217,000
Keywords
- circus
- love
- knife throwing
- silent film
- carny
- psychotronic
- armless
- circus performer
- horror romance
Top Billed Cast
Lon Chaney
Alonzo
Norman Kerry
Malabar
Joan Crawford
Nanon Zanzi
Nick De Ruiz
Antonio Zanzi
John George
Cojo
Frank Lanning
Costra
Tom Amandares
Gypsy Running to Zanzi's Death Scene (uncredited)
Margaret Bert
Fortune Teller (uncredited)
Louise Emmons
Gypsy Woman (uncredited)
Italia Frandi
Girl in Audience Flirting with Malabar (uncredited)
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