May 29, 1927
68 min
Full-HD

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.

Category

Drama Romance Horror

Country

United States of America

Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Lon Chaney

Alonzo

Norman Kerry

Malabar

Joan Crawford

Nanon Zanzi

Nick De Ruiz

Antonio Zanzi

John George

Cojo

Frank Lanning

Costra

Tom Amandares

Gypsy Running to Zanzi's Death Scene (uncredited)

Margaret Bert

Fortune Teller (uncredited)

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