The Unknown
Don't miss this startling spectacle!
Film19271h 8mReleased
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- Director
- Tod Browning
- Language
- English
- Released
- 1927-05-29
- Runtime
- 1h 8m
Community score
7.5213 votes on TMDB
Confidence
Rating weighted by how many people voted
6.9
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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.
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Cast
- Lon ChaneyAlonzo
- Norman KerryMalabar
- Joan CrawfordNanon Zanzi
- Nick De RuizAntonio Zanzi
- John GeorgeCojo
- Frank LanningCostra
- Tom AmandaresGypsy Running to Zanzi's Death Scene (uncredited)Tom Amandares — artwork unavailable
- Margaret BertFortune Teller (uncredited)Margaret Bert — artwork unavailable
- Louise EmmonsGypsy Woman (uncredited)
- Italia FrandiGirl in Audience Flirting with Malabar (uncredited)Italia Frandi — artwork unavailable
