The Unknown
1927 · 68 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 9,752 VOTES · DIR. Tod Browning
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 209 lines
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00:00:15 The Unknown
00:01:56 "Assisting Alonzo in this...
00:03:53 ...to paw over me".
00:04:41 "If it takes ten million years, Nanon...
00:06:03 "Why isn't he different...
00:06:59 ...I did not mean you".
00:09:42 I will try to repay same day".
00:10:55 ...and let her listen to the...
00:13:34 "What would the police give...
00:15:51 They've burned enough clothes to keep twenty...
00:16:52 ...my father's debts?"
00:19:09 ...telling you again that I will...
00:21:38 "Cojo will never tell!"
00:23:32 hold you in my arms?"
00:25:08 "No, Cojo....she would never hate me...
00:27:59 open and be there at midnight - alone.
00:30:20 in this operation....
00:33:30 "Perhaps the landlady knows where she is.
00:36:17 "No not sick...
00:38:35 "Has Nanon told you the good news
00:40:08 I took her in my arms..."
00:42:58 "You see, when the horses are tugging
00:44:21 "Do not worry, Alonzo...
00:49:01 "Malabar, if I live ten million years
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed209
Dialogue density3.1 lines / min
First line00:00:15
Final line00:49:01
Production Record
DirectorTod Browning
LanguageEnglish
Budget$217,000
IMDb votes9,752