The Unknown (1927)
| Release Date | 04 June 1927 |
| Genre | Drama, Horror, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Silent |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Tragedy, Romantic Drama |
| Themes | Cons and Scams, Love Triangles, Dangerous Attraction, Unrequited Love |
| Tones | Ominous, Sentimental, Creepy, Tense |
| Tags | Amputation, Beauty [physical], Bizarre, Carnival, Circus, Circus Performer, Deformity, Disfigurement, Freak, Handicap, Jealousy, Knife Thrower, Love, Murder, Phobia, Sacrifice, Sideshow, Unrequited |
The Unknown is a 1927 American silent horror film directed by Tod Browning and featuring Lon Chaney as carnival knife thrower Alonzo the Armless and Joan Crawford as the scantily clad carnival girl he hopes to marry.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Nick De Ruiz
Antonio Zanzi, Nanon's Father
John George
Cojo, Alonzo's Assistant
Frank Lanning
Costra
Bobbie Mack
Gypsy
Louise Emmons
Gypsy Woman
Julian Rivero
Man in Audience
Billy Seay
The Little Wolf
Director
Writer
Mary Roberts Rinehart
uncredited
Waldemar Young
Cinematographer
Merritt B. Gerstad
Editor
Harry Reynolds
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Errol Taggart
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Set Decorator
Stunts
Paul Desmuke
stunt double
Camera and Electrical Department
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lucia Coulter
wardrober
Music Department
Jack Feinberg
set musician
Sam Feinberg
set musician
Production Company
MGM-International Dist.
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Distributor
MGM-International Dist.
Warner Home Video
,
Network Enterprises
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