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The Unknown

The Unknown

# Don't miss this startling spectacle!
Drama   Romance   Horror
📜 Overview: 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.
💵 Budget: USD 217,000
🌏 Languages Available: No Language
📆 Date Released: 1927-05-29
⌚ Running Time: 68 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.5

Beloved Cast

Lon Chaney original image
Alonzo
Lon Chaney
Norman Kerry original image
Malabar
Norman Kerry
Joan Crawford original image
Nanon Zanzi
Joan Crawford
Nick De Ruiz original image
Antonio Zanzi
Nick De Ruiz
John George original image
Cojo
John George
Frank Lanning original image
Costra
Frank Lanning
Tom Amandares original image
Gypsy Running to Zanzi's Death Scene (uncredited)
Tom Amandares
Margaret Bert original image
Fortune Teller (uncredited)
Margaret Bert
Louise Emmons original image
Gypsy Woman (uncredited)
Louise Emmons
Italia Frandi original image
Girl in Audience Flirting with Malabar (uncredited)
Italia Frandi
Venezia Frandi original image
Woman in Audience (uncredited)
Venezia Frandi
Polly Moran original image
Landlady / Servant in Audience (uncredited)
Polly Moran
Julian Rivero original image
Man in Theatre Audience (uncredited)
Julian Rivero
Billy Seay original image
The Little Wolf (uncredited)
Billy Seay
Dorothy Seay original image
Spectator (uncredited)
Dorothy Seay
John St. Polis original image
Surgeon (uncredited)
John St. Polis

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