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The Unknown (1927)

Director(s) Tod Browning
Producer(s) Irving Thalberg
Top Genres Drama, Horror, Romance, Silent Films, Thriller/Suspense
More Films Directed by Tod Browning More Films Produced by Irving Thalberg More Films from 1927 More Films from the 1920s Top Classic Movies of the 1920s

The Unknown Overview:

The Unknown (1927) was a Drama - Horror Film directed by Tod Browning and produced by Irving Thalberg.

The Unknown BlogHub Articles:

THE UNKNOWN TERROR

By Dan Day, Jr. on Jun 22, 2024 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

THE UNKNOWN TERROR (1957) was previously unknown to me. The movie is included in Kino's SCI-FI CHILLERS COLLECTION, a two-disc set containing three films. Rich explorer Dan Matthews (John Howard) intends to go searching for the mysterious "Cave of Death", a place where his wife's brother never retur... Read full article

Towards the unknown: Thelma & Louise (Ridley Scott, 1991)

By Virginie Pronovost on Apr 26, 2024 From The Wonderful World of Cinema

As a cinephile, my sources to build a watchlist come from all kinds of places: other people’s recommendations, appealing cast and crew, curiosity, checking boxes, etc. When I think of films recommended to me, Thelma & Louise was one of them and definitely among the best. I have to thank my... Read full article

THE UNKNOWN On Blu-ray From Criterion

By Dan Day, Jr. on Nov 4, 2023 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

A major highlight of Criterion's TOD BROWNING'S SIDESHOW SHOCKERS Blu-ray set is a restored version of the 1927 MGM film THE UNKNOWN. THE UNKNOWN is also a major highlight of the careers of director Tod Browning and actor Lon Chaney. It's a disconcerting, memorable tale that is one of the most unusu... Read full article

Monsters and Matinees: ‘Giant From the Unknown’ Towers over Richard E. Cunha’s ‘Six-day Wonders’

By Toni Ruberto on Feb 13, 2021 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

‘Giant From the Unknown’ Towers over Richard E. Cunha’s ‘Six-day Wonders’ In the world of Monsters and Matinees, discovering a filmmaker or film that is new to us is good – even if the movie isn’t so great. B-movie fans know they don’t have to be great to b... Read full article

X THE UNKNOWN On Blu-ray From Shout Factory

By Dan Day, Jr. on Feb 22, 2020 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

X THE UNKNOWN (1957) was Hammer's first attempt to follow up on the success of their science fiction adaptation THE QUATERMASS XPERIMENT. It was also the debut screenplay of Jimmy Sangster, who would go on to write many of Hammer's most famous films. X THE UNKNOWN is not as beloved as the Hammer Qua... Read full article

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The Unknown Quotes:

Malabar the Mighty, Circus Strongman: You are a riddle, Nanon. You shrink from me... yet you kiss my flowers when I am gone.
Alonzo the Armless: No one will get her... no one but me!
Malabar the Mighty, Circus Strongman: Why do you always draw away from me?
Nanon Zanzi: Why isn't he different from other men! Why doesn't he keep his hands off me?
Nanon Zanzi: Hands! Men's hands! How I hate them!
Nanon Zanzi: Men! The beasts! God would show wisdom if he took the hands from all of them!
Nanon Zanzi: Forgive me, Alonzo... I did not mean you.
Nanon Zanzi: You are the one man I can come to without fear.
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The Unknown Facts
As 'Peter Dismuki' was born armless, he doubled for some shots of Lon Chaney where Dismuki used his feet for smoking or playing a fiddle.
For many years this film only existed in murky 9.5mm dupes on the black market. In March 1973, at a screening of this film at George Eastman House, archivist James Card said that Henri Langlois and his staff at the Cinematheque Francais discovered a copy of it in 1968 among other miscellaneous cans of film marked "l'inconnu" (films "unknown" due to missing titles, etc.).
Included among the '1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die', edited by Steven Jay Schneider.
Director Tod Browning loosely based the story on a real event of his circus days, where a man has masqueraded as an acrobat to evade the police.
Joan Crawford always considered The Unknown a big turning point for her. She said it wasn't until working with Lon Chaney in this film that she learned the difference between standing in front of a camera and acting in front of a camera. She said that was all due to Lon Chaney and his intense concentration, and after that experience she said she worked much harder to become a better actress.
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