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The Unknown (1927)

Name: The Unknown
Genre: Horror
Released: 1927
Duration: 49 min
Cast: Joan Crawford, Lon Chaney, Norman Kerry, Frank Lanning, John George

192750 minHorror✓ Verified rightsSilent · CC0 piano score★ Prime-time headliner

The Unknown (1927) is a 50-minute horror film that airs free on Starlite TV's Silent Pictures (CH 12) channel. It is a silent film, presented with a public-domain (CC0) piano score. It is in the U.S. public domain. Directed by Tod Browning.

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About The Unknown (1927)

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.

"Alonzo the Armless" is a circus freak who uses his feet to toss knives and fire a rifle at Nanon, the daughter of the circus's owner. Alonzo actually has arms, but keeps them tightly strapped to his torso. This secret is known only to his friend Cojo the dwarf. Alonzo's left hand has a double thumb, which would readily identify him as the perpetrator of various crimes. Alonzo is secretly in love with Nanon.

Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article The Unknown (1927 film) (text available under CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Credits

Directed by: Tod Browning
Cast includes: Joan Crawford, Lon Chaney, Norman Kerry, Frank Lanning, John George
Country: United States

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Airs on

Silent Pictures - CH 12, Silent Film TV

Rights & source

Basis: Published before 1931 - U.S. copyright term expired
Evidence: First published 1927 (before 1931): US copyright term has expired. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unknown_(1927_film)
Music: Silent copy with no audio track; CC0 piano bed is played.
Underlying rights: Tod Browning; Lon Chaney and Joan Crawford. Original story.
Source: Internet Archive

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