The Unknown

Title: The Unknown 
Year: 1927
Country: USA
Director: Tod Browning & Waldemar Young 
Producer: Irving G. Thalberg 
Genre: Horror & Romance 
Runtime: 60 minutes 
Viewed: January 17, 2015 

Review: Well, I need to start by saying that the rendition I viewed, if I read correctly, had the music redone. This was by far the most captivating (silent) movie I have watched so far. It is twisted and with the music it just captures your attention from start to finish. Lon Chaney will draw you in with the different faces he makes and of course the fact that he primarily uses his feet throughout the movie. I am happy the music wasn't coming from the actual film since I can't imagine Lon could actually play the guitar with his feet. I definitely would watch this movie again, which I'm not sure I would watch any of those previous. Lon is extremely talented, I wish we could see him in a modern day film and see how he does. But like I said, he brings your attention to the movie and will keep you entertained. 

That being said, this movie is twisted. I'm not sure it would be considered "horror" in today's society, probably more of a thriller. The plot itself is crazy, a woman who doesn't like being touched so Lon's character is perfect for her because he "has no arms," until she starts to actually care about him and he realizes she will notice he has arms eventually. I'll let you watch the movie if you so choose to see how that turns out. It is really interesting, I'm not sure how someone even comes up with the concept for this film, but well done. 

Rating: 
4 Shamrocks 

Movie 33 down... 968 to go!