The Unknown (1927)
19271h 8mNRDramaThrillerRomanceHorror
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.
Cast
Lon ChaneyAlonzo
Norman KerryMalabar
Joan CrawfordNanon Zanzi
Nick De RuizAntonio Zanzi
John GeorgeCojo
Frank LanningCostra- TTom AmandaresGypsy Running to Zanzi's Death Scene (uncredited)
- MMargaret BertFortune Teller (uncredited)
Louise EmmonsGypsy Woman (uncredited)- IItalia FrandiGirl in Audience Flirting with Malabar (uncredited)
- VVenezia FrandiWoman in Audience (uncredited)
Polly MoranLandlady / Servant in Audience (uncredited)- JJulian RiveroMan in Theatre Audience (uncredited)
- BBilly SeayThe Little Wolf (uncredited)
- DDorothy SeaySpectator (uncredited)
John St. PolisSurgeon (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Tod Browning
- Producers
- Irving Thalberg
- Cinematography
- Merritt B. Gerstad
- Editing
- Harry ReynoldsErrol Taggart
Details
- Released
- May 29, 1927
- Language
- English
- Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- IMDb
- tt0018528