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The Unknown is a 1927 American silent horror drama film directed by Tod Browning. The screenplay was written by Waldemar Young, Tod Browning, and Mary Roberts Rinehart. The cast features Lon Chaney, Joan Crawford, Norman Kerry, and Frank Lanning. Irving Thalberg served as both producer and film editor, while Merritt B. Gerstad handled cinematography and Cedric Gibbons designed the production.
Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the black-and-white film has a runtime of 68 minutes and was released in the United States. It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Netflix, with a budget of 217,000 and revenue of 847,000. The narrative is set in Madrid and includes themes of circus life, love, and knife throwing. The film was originally presented in an aspect ratio of 4:3.
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7.5On 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.
Cast
- Lon Chaney as Alonzo
- Norman Kerry as Malabar
- Joan Crawford as Nanon Zanzi
- Nick De Ruiz as Antonio Zanzi
- John George as Cojo
- Frank Lanning as Costra
Themes
- circus
- love
- knife throwing
- silent film
- carny
- psychotronic
- armless
- circus performer
- suspenseful
- horror romance
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Director
- Tod Browning
- Screenwriter
- Mary Roberts Rinehart
- Cast member
- John George
- Producer
- Irving Thalberg
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- Merritt B. Gerstad
- Narrative location
- Madrid
- Duration
- 63
- FilmAffinity ID
- 730704
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Posterunknownusx.jpg
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- publication date
- 1927-07-09
- film editor
- Irving Thalberg
- title
- The Unknown
- distributed by
- Netflix
- production designer
- Cedric Gibbons
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- 4:3
- color
- black-and-white
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 100%
- Commons category
- The Unknown (1927 film)
- capital cost
- 217000
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