The Unknown
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.
From the archive
From IMDB: A criminal on the run hides in a circus and seeks to possess the daughter of the ringmaster at any cost.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018528 Very spooky early horror by Tod Browning, starring Lon Chaney and Joan Crawford. Became Public Domain as of January 1 2023 as was the case with all 1927 movies. Colorized using DeOldify and Avidemux's Old Photo filter. Music track made by me, from free Public Domain classical music files at Midiworld.com and mfiles.co.uk. (Note: Although this movie is public domain, the colorization is copyright by me. My colorized movies are freely uploaded for free personal use. Please don't put them on your own YouTube channel and monetize them. Thanks.)
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- Director
- Tod Browning
- Starring
- Lon Chaney, Norman Kerry, Joan Crawford, Nick De Ruiz, John George, Frank Lanning, Tom Amandares, Margaret Bert
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