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📅 1927 ⏱️ 68 min ⭐ 7.5/10 👥 209 votes
🎭 Drama, Thriller, Romance, Horror

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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Detailed Plot Summary

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.

Story Analysis

This 68-minute Drama/Thriller/Romance/Horror takes viewers on an immersive journey through its narrative. The plot development showcases exceptional storytelling with carefully crafted character arcs and thematic depth.

Director

Tod Browning

Main Cast

Lon Chaney
Lon Chaney as Alonzo
Norman Kerry
Norman Kerry as Malabar
Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford as Nanon Zanzi
Nick De Ruiz
Nick De Ruiz as Antonio Zanzi
John George
John George as Cojo
Frank Lanning
Frank Lanning as Costra
Tom Amandares as Gypsy Running to Zanzi's Death Scene (uncredited)
Margaret Bert as Fortune Teller (uncredited)
Louise Emmons
Louise Emmons as Gypsy Woman (uncredited)
Italia Frandi as Girl in Audience Flirting with Malabar (uncredited)
Venezia Frandi as Woman in Audience (uncredited)
Polly Moran
Polly Moran as Landlady / Servant in Audience (uncredited)
Julian Rivero as Man in Theatre Audience (uncredited)
Billy Seay as The Little Wolf (uncredited)
Dorothy Seay as Spectator (uncredited)

Writers

Waldemar Young, Joseph Farnham

Producers

Irving Thalberg

Production Information

Release Date: May 29, 1927
Budget: $0.2 million
Box Office: $0.8 million
Runtime: 68 minutes
Original Language: EN
Production Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Filming Locations: United States of America

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User Reviews & Ratings

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👤 CinemaSerf ⭐ 7/10
📅 March 27, 2024

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 that he's a criminal using a clever (if not desperately plausible) disguise to stay one head ahead of the pursuing police. She, meantime, is fed up being pawed and ogled at by men in general and "Alonzo" - being unabl...

👤 Dr_Nostromo ⭐ 7/10
📅 March 28, 2026

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 irony as the man will do virtually anything, regardless of how extreme, to win her affection only to have each decision make matters worse. Lon Cheney and Joan Crawford (who's so young, you can't even recognize her) ...

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