Is The Unknown scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Unknown end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Unknown easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Unknown violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Unknown

Name: The Unknown
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Romance, Horror
Released: 1927
Duration: 68 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Lon Chaney, Norman Kerry, Joan Crawford, Nick De Ruiz, John George

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Directed by Tod Browning

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

192768 min7.6 / 10

A dark, psychologically twisted silent-era melodrama where a fugitive's obsessive love and physical deception spiral toward inevitable tragedy.

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.

Clusters

Romantic Psychological Thrillers Star-Crossed Ghost Romance Desire as Predator Forbidden Love Stories Outcasts and Misfits

Genres

Drama Thriller Romance Horror

Keywords

Circus Love Knife Throwing Silent Film Carny Psychotronic Armless Circus Performer Suspenseful Horror Romance

Questions people ask

Is The Unknown scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Does The Unknown end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is The Unknown sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is The Unknown easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Unknown violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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