The Unknown (1927 film)
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The Unknown is a 1927 American silent horror film directed by Tod Browning, and starring Lon Chaney as carnival knife thrower "Alonzo the Armless" and Joan Crawford as his beloved carnival girl Nanon. Originally titled Alonzo the Armless, filming took place from February 7 to March 18, 1927 on a $217,000 budget.
The Unknown (1927 film)
The Unknown (1927) Lobby Poster. Lon Chaney as "Alonzo the Armless" with "Cojo" (John George on palm of hand.)
The Unknown, Norman Kerry as Malabar the Mighty and Joan Crawford as Nanon Zanzi
The Unknown (1927), Joan Crawford as Nanon.
Tod Browning
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Tod Browning was an American film director, film actor, screenwriter, vaudeville performer, and carnival sideshow and circus entertainer. He directed a number of films of various genres between 1915 and 1939, but was primarily known for horror films, Browning was often cited in the trade press as "the Edgar Allan Poe of cinema."
Browning in 1921
Priscilla Dean, publicity still, Outside the Law (1920)
Outside the Law, lobby poster
The Unholy Three, publicity still. L to R: Ventriloquist dummy, Lon Chaney, Tod Browning.