MOVIE
The Unknown
“Don't miss this startling spectacle!”
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.
Release / first air1927-05-29
Original languageEN
GenresThriller, Romance, Horror
DirectorTod Browning
WriterTod Browning
Budget$217,000
Revenue$847,000
ProductionMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast & Crew
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Lon ChaneyAlonzo
Norman KerryMalabar
Joan CrawfordNanon Zanzi
Nick De RuizAntonio Zanzi
John GeorgeCojo
Frank LanningCostra
Tom AmandaresGypsy Running to Zanzi's Death Scene (uncredited)Margaret BertFortune Teller (uncredited)
Louise EmmonsGypsy Woman (uncredited)Italia FrandiGirl in Audience Flirting with Malabar (uncredited)Keywords
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