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The Unknown
1927 7.5 (191 votes) 1h 8m
Genres
Drama Romance Horror
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The Unknown

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.

Key Crew

Director: Tod Browning

Director of Photography: Merritt B. Gerstad

Story: Tod Browning

Screenplay: Waldemar Young

Writer: Joseph Farnham

Producer: Irving Thalberg

Top Cast

Lon Chaney
Lon Chaney

Alonzo

Norman Kerry
Norman Kerry

Malabar

Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford

Nanon Zanzi

Nick De Ruiz
Nick De Ruiz

Antonio Zanzi

John George
John George

Cojo

Frank Lanning
Frank Lanning

Costra

Tom Amandares

Gypsy Running to Zanzi's Death Scene (uncredited)

Margaret Bert

Fortune Teller (uncredited)

Videos

The Unknown (1927) Trailer

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