Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1927-05-29) |
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| Awards: | 2 wins & 2 nominations |
| Screen: | Tod Browning, Waldemar Young, Joseph Farnham |
| Productions: | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | No Language |
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Casts
- 14481: Lon Chaney - Alonzo
- 14485: Norman Kerry - Malabar
- 31550: Joan Crawford - Nanon Zanzi
- 97998: Nick De Ruiz - Antonio Zanzi
- 97999: John George - Cojo
- 98000: Frank Lanning - Costra
- 4038666: Tom Amandares - Gypsy Running to Zanzi's Death Scene (uncredited)
Crews
- 1496: Tod Browning - Director - Directing
- 1498: Merritt B. Gerstad - Director of Photography - Camera
- 1496: Tod Browning - Story - Writing
- 1308039: Harry Sharrock - Assistant Director - Directing
- 1365277: Clarence Sinclair Bull - Still Photographer - Camera
- 1420546: Sam Feinberg - Musician - Sound
- 1392272: Lucia Coulter - Wardrobe Supervisor - Costume & Make-Up
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Joan Crawford is the dazzling "Manon", daughter of a circus owner and keenly sought by strongman "Malabar" (Norman Kerry) and the newly arrived arm-less knife thrower "Alonzo" (Lon Chaney). It's the latter man who has a bit of a secret though, and as the story progresses we realise t ....
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66/100 A strangler on-the-run takes refuge as an armless man in a circus and falls in love with a performing girl who can't stand being touched. Sounds like the perfect match, doesn't it? This is actually an extremely mature look at unrequited love played out as an examination of ....
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