Alonzo the Armless in The Unknown
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Alonzo the Armless in *The Unknown* is a twisted circus knife-thrower who feigns having no arms to conceal his criminal identity in Tod Browning’s 1927 silent horror film.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alonzo the Armless | 0 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Unknown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | silent horror film ⓘ |
| associatedWithSetting | circus ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Tod Browning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
horror
ⓘ
melodrama ⓘ |
| hasAlias | Alonzo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeFunction |
antihero
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalCharacteristic | feigns having no arms ⓘ |
| hasRoleInPlot | conceals his arms to hide his criminal identity ⓘ |
| hasSecret | actually has arms ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | silent (intertitles in English) ⓘ |
| medium | silent film ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extreme physical deception
ⓘ
grotesque body horror themes ⓘ |
| occupation |
circus performer
ⓘ
knife thrower ⓘ |
| partOfWork | The Unknown (1927 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Lon Chaney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
deception
ⓘ
obsession ⓘ physical mutilation ⓘ |
| workCountryOfOrigin | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workDirector | Tod Browning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workFilmType | silent feature film ⓘ |
| workProductionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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