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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.
Where to watch
TCM
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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)
- Margaret BertFortune Teller (uncredited)
Louise EmmonsGypsy Woman (uncredited)- Italia FrandiGirl in Audience Flirting with Malabar (uncredited)
- Venezia FrandiWoman in Audience (uncredited)
Polly MoranLandlady / Servant in Audience (uncredited)- Julian RiveroMan in Theatre Audience (uncredited)
- Billy SeayThe Little Wolf (uncredited)
Details
- Director
- Tod Browning
- Writers
- Tod Browning, Waldemar Young, Joseph Farnham
- Release date
- May 29, 1927
- Runtime
- 1h 8m
- Budget
- $217K
- Box office
- $847K worldwide
- Original language
- English
- Studios
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
