The Unknown (Tod Browning, 1927)

Guy Maddin will read live intertitles for this horror-ode to unrequited love starring Lon Chaney and Joan Crawford in one of the most brazenly bizarre films ever made! Preceded by short: THE LAST CALL(1922)$12 Member/$14 Non-Member

To kick-start our director's pick series, guy maddin ("brand upon the brain!" and "my winnipeg") will introduce and translate the french intertitles for this unusual 35mm print of the unknown, tod browning's horror-ode to unrequited love. Lon chaney stars as alonzo the armless, who performs a knife-throwing act with his feet, and joan crawford is nanon, who has a pathological fear of a man's touch. It's one of the most brazenly bizarre films ever made... Hands down!
Live piano accompaniment bya href=http://www.silentfilm.org/festival2008-musicians.htmlstephen horne/a
cast: lon chaney, norman kerry, joan crawford, john george
dir: tod browning (1927, 49m)
35mm print source:a href=http://www.eastmanhouse.org/george eastman house/a
(preserved bya href=http://www.cinemathequefrancaise.com/cinematheque francaise/awith french inter-titles)
preceded by short: the last call (1922, 18m)
underwritten by a friend of the festival
program length: 75m
admission price: $12 member/$14 non-member