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The Unknown (1927)

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Starring (View all)
Lon Chaney Lon Chaney
Alonzo
Norman Kerry Norman Kerry
Malabar
Nick De Ruiz Nick De Ruiz
Zanzi
Margaret Bert Margaret Bert
Fortune Teller
Louise Emmons Louise Emmons
Gypsy Woman
Italia Frandi Italia Frandi
Girl in Audience Flirting with Malabar


Written by
Tod Browning Tod Browning
(story)
Waldemar Young Waldemar Young
(scenario)


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3 years, 8 months ago at Sep 6 16:56
(OK) Masterpiece, no more no less of fiftysomething minutes. Chaney es excellent self imposing his mountrosity. Mad love in extreme...

A good movie

2 months ago at Mar 4 9:30
I wasnā€™t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it seemed to have a decent reputation, I thought I might as well check it out. Since Iā€™m a huge fan of ā€˜Freaksā€™, it was really neat to see another movie directed by Tod Browning. This movie had even more in common with Browningā€™s classic since it was mostly taking place within a circus and focusing on a (supposedly) armless ma... read more
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A criminal on the run hides in a circus and seeks to possess the daughter of the ringmaster at any cost.
Tags: 1927 (7), Horror (6), Silent (6), 1920s (6), Drama (6), Thriller (4), Romance (4), Based On Novel (3), Revenge (2), Surgery (2), Circus (2), Fear Of Loving (1), Blackmailer (1), Muscleman (1), Mgm (1), Obsessive Love (1), Arm Amputation (1), Male Female Relationship (1), Armless Man (1)
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“I wasnā€™t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it seemed to have a decent reputation, I thought I might as well check it out. Since Iā€™m a huge fan of ā€˜Freaksā€™, it was really neat to see another movie directed by Tod Browning. This movie had even more in common with Browningā€™s classic since it was mostly taking place within a circus and focusing on a (supposedly) armless man. There was also something quite fascinating regarding this movie and it could have been a real masterpiece but Iā€™m afraid it was slightly ruined by a really annoying soundtrack. Thatā€™s the issue with such vintage movies which are now in the public domain, people can do whatever they want and then put them online. Anyway, it was quite a strange movie with a rather half-baked story but with so” read more

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