The Unknown (1927)
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.
Director:
Tod Browning
Writer:
Waldemar Young
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Lon Chaney as Alonzo |
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Norman Kerry as Malabar |
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Joan Crawford as Nanon Zanzi |
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Nick De Ruiz as Antonio Zanzi |
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John George as Cojo |
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Frank Lanning as Costra |
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Tom Amandares as Gypsy Running to Zanzi's Death Scene (uncredited) |
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Margaret Bert as Fortune Teller (uncredited) |
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Louise Emmons as Gypsy Woman (uncredited) |
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Italia Frandi as Girl in Audience Flirting with Malabar (uncredited) |
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Venezia Frandi as Woman in Audience (uncredited) |
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Polly Moran as Landlady / Servant in Audience (uncredited) |
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Julian Rivero as Man in Theatre Audience (uncredited) |
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Billy Seay as The Little Wolf (uncredited) |
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Dorothy Seay as Spectator (uncredited) |
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John St. Polis as Surgeon (uncredited) |
| Directing | Tod Browning | Director |
| Camera | Merritt B. Gerstad | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Paul Desmuke | Stunt Double |
| Sound | Sam Feinberg | Musician |
| Writing | Tod Browning | Story |
| Camera | Clarence Sinclair Bull | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Jack Feinberg | Musician |
| Directing | Harry Sharrock | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lucia Coulter | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Editing | Harry Reynolds | Editor |
| Editing | Errol Taggart | Editor |
| Crew | Joseph Farnham | Title Graphics |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Art | Richard Day | Art Direction |
| Writing | Waldemar Young | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lucia Coulter | Costume Design |
| Production | Irving Thalberg | Producer |
| Writing | Joseph Farnham | Writer |
