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1927 7.5 19.7K NR views saved
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The Unknown

1927 7.5 19.7K NR views saved
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.

Countries: US
Languages: No Language
Content Rating: NR
Runtime: 1hrs 8min
Status: Released
Release date: 1927-05-29
Release format: Theater (limited)
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@juliosoft 3 years ago

How good was Lon Chaney and how young was Joan Crawford

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@juliosoft 3 years ago

How good was Lon Chaney and how young was Joan Crawford

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treehousemouse
@treehousemouse 1 year ago

circus core w/ comedy body mods

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Tony Bates
@soonertbone 2 years ago

Strange and grotesque--you can see how this definitely leads to "Freaks" a few years later. This movie felt very slight, as it really just has the one idea: what if the guy with no arms....had ARMS?? It tries to hang a narrative on that idea and mostly succeeds, but it's really an act of contortion that gets us to the final climax involving two horses on treadmills. It's fun, but pretty bizarre.

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