tt0018528 The Unknown (1927)Director : Tod Browning

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Genre : Drama, Horror, Romance, Thriller

Cast : (Complete credited cast) , Lon Chaney as Alonzo the Armless , Norman Kerry as Malabar the Mighty, Circus Strongman , Joan Crawford as Nanon Zanzi , Nick De Ruiz as Antonio Zanzi, Nanon's Father , John George as Cojo, Alonzo's Assistant , Frank Lanning as Costra , Polly Moran as Landlady (scenes deleted) , Bobbie Mack as Gypsy (scenes deleted) rest of cast listed alphabetically: , Venezia Frandi as (unconfirmed)

Plot : Alonzo is an markedly armless knife thrower who attributes his feet to encircle Estrellita as well as blades…. See more » |

Run Time : 63 min (23 fps) | UK:49 min (BFI print) | USA:49 min (alternate version)

Country : USA

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Language : English

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Company : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia : For ample days this picture simply existed inside dismal 9.5mm dupes on the black market. In March 1973, at a screening of this picture at George Eastman House, archivist James Card noted that Henri Langlois as in any case as his personnel at the Cinematheque Francais observed a back up of it inside 1968 in the passage of variegated diverse cans of picture apparent “l’inconnu” (films “unknown” attributable to squandered titles, etc.).

Goofs : Continuity: When Alonzo in addition to Cojo are drinking wine, the pane hastily fills between shots.

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Plot Summary : Alonzo is an it sounds for if armless knife thrower who lanes his feet to encircle Estrellita as well as blades. Zanzi is execute by Alonzo (who in reality completes pass through arms). Estrellita allows herself to crumble care as well as Alonzo (she expectations men’s arms), hence he runs to a sanatorium with has his amputated. Meantime Malabar healing Estrellita of her expectation of men’s arms, hence Alonzo seeks to pass through him execute at different direct of a circus act.

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