The Unknown (1927)

63 min · Drama, Horror, Melodrama, drama film, horror film, silent film

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Directors

Tod Browning

Cast

Lon Chaney, Norman Kerry, Joan Crawford, Nick De Ruiz, John George, Frank Lanning

The story

thumb|left|thumbtime=20|The Unknown, 2022 George Eastman Museum reconstruction. "Alonzo the Armless" is a circus freak who uses his feet to toss knives and fire a rifle at Nanon, the daughter of the circus's owner. Alonzo actually has arms, but keeps them tightly strapped to his torso.

Catalogue themes and tags

Accomplice, Acrobatic, Amputation, Circus, Gaunerpaar, Gewichtheben, Keep secret, Leiche verstecken, Operation, Surgeon, Surgery, Zirkuszelt, Horror, Silent film, Drama, Indie, Black-and-white

Genres

Drama, Horror, Melodrama, drama film, horror film, silent film

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