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.

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Lon Chaney

Alonzo

Norman Kerry

Malabar

Joan Crawford

Nanon Zanzi

Nick De Ruiz

Antonio Zanzi

Tom Amandares

Gypsy Running to Zanzi's Death Scene (uncredited)

Margaret Bert

Fortune Teller (uncredited)

Louise Emmons

Gypsy Woman (uncredited)

Italia Frandi

Girl in Audience Flirting with Malabar (uncredited)

Venezia Frandi

Woman in Audience (uncredited)

Polly Moran

Landlady / Servant in Audience (uncredited)

Julian Rivero

Man in Theatre Audience (uncredited)

Billy Seay

The Little Wolf (uncredited)

Dorothy Seay

Spectator (uncredited)

John St. Polis

Surgeon (uncredited)

Art

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

Richard Day

Art Direction

Camera

Merritt B. Gerstad

Director of Photography

Clarence Sinclair Bull

Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

Lucia Coulter

Wardrobe Supervisor

Lucia Coulter

Costume Design

Crew

Paul Desmuke

Stunt Double

Joseph Farnham

Title Graphics

Directing

Tod Browning

Director

Harry Sharrock

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Sound

Sam Feinberg

Musician

Jack Feinberg

Musician

Art

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

Richard Day

Art Direction

Camera

Merritt B. Gerstad

Director of Photography

Clarence Sinclair Bull

Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

Lucia Coulter

Wardrobe Supervisor

Lucia Coulter

Costume Design

Crew

Paul Desmuke

Stunt Double

Joseph Farnham

Title Graphics

Directing

Tod Browning

Director

Harry Sharrock

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Sound

Sam Feinberg

Musician

Jack Feinberg

Musician