The Unknown
1927, NR, 65 min. Directed by Tod Browning. Starring Lon Chaney, Joan Crawford, Norman Kerry, Nick De Ruiz, John George.
REVIEWED By Marjorie Baumgarten, Mon., July 15, 2002
Made four years before Tod Browning made his legendary film Freaks, this Lon Chaney [Sr.] horror work is a hidden gem. The presence of young Joan Crawford is a side bonus in this long-out-of-circulation film. Here’s how Leonard Maltin’s Movie & Video Guide describes it: “Wild and wooly silent Chaney thriller about a criminal on the lam who hides out in a gypsy circus and pretends he has no arms. Ultra-creepy, even by Browning’s bizarre standards, with an unforgettable finale.”
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The Unknown, Tod Browning, Lon Chaney, Joan Crawford, Norman Kerry, Nick De Ruiz, John George
