The Unknown
Tod Browning1927-05-29
Don't miss this startling spectacle!
7.5
68 min
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
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Lon Chaney | Alonzo | Unowned |
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Norman Kerry | Malabar | Unowned |
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Joan Crawford | Nanon Zanzi | Unowned |
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Nick De Ruiz | Antonio Zanzi | Unowned |
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John George | Cojo | Unowned |
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Frank Lanning | Costra | Unowned |
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Tom Amandares | Gypsy Running to Zanzi's Death Scene (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Margaret Bert | Fortune Teller (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Louise Emmons | Gypsy Woman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Italia Frandi | Girl in Audience Flirting with Malabar (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Venezia Frandi | Woman in Audience (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Polly Moran | Landlady / Servant in Audience (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Julian Rivero | Man in Theatre Audience (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Billy Seay | The Little Wolf (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Dorothy Seay | Spectator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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John St. Polis | Surgeon (uncredited) | Unowned |