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The Unknown (1927)

NR ★ 7.5/10 68 min Drama, Thriller, Romance, Horror United States English
Director: Tod Browning
Story by: Tod Browning
Writer: Joseph Farnham
Screenplay by: Waldemar Young
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Description

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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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)

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