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
- 43840: Mary Roberts Rinehart - Novel - Writing
- 1498: Merritt B. Gerstad - Director of Photography - Camera
- 1496: Tod Browning - Story - Writing
- 1308039: Harry Sharrock - Assistant Director - Directing
- 4038635: Paul Desmuke - Stunt Double - Crew
- 1365277: Clarence Sinclair Bull - Still Photographer - Camera
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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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