The Unknown (1927) | |
| Director(s) | Tod Browning |
| Producer(s) | Irving Thalberg |
| Top Genres | Drama, Horror, Romance, Silent Films, Thriller/Suspense |
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The Unknown (1927) was a Drama - Horror Film directed by Tod Browning and produced by Irving Thalberg.
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THE UNKNOWN On Blu-ray From Criterion
By Dan Day, Jr. on Nov 4, 2023 From The Hitless Wonder Movie BlogA 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 be en... 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 BlogX 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
Journey to the Unknown
By The Metzinger Sisters on Jul 13, 2015 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversThis planet and all its wonders are not enough to satisfy man's unending quest to discover the unknown. To go where man has never gone before; to reach the unfathomable; to see the unseen; these desires have been etched in his soul from the beginning of Creation. " Why does man freeze to death to... Read full article
Journey to the Unknown
By The Metzinger Sisters on Jul 13, 2015 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversThis planet and all its wonders are not enough to satisfy man's unending quest to discover the unknown. To go where man has never gone before; to reach the unfathomable; to see the unseen; these desires have been etched in his soul from the beginning of Creation. " Why does man freeze to death to... Read full article
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Quotes from
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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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.).
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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