Lon Chaney and John George in “The Unknown,” a silent horror film directed by Tod Browning (1927). Chaney played a carnival knife thrower.

Lon Chaney and John George in “The Unknown,” a silent horror film directed by Tod Browning (1927). Chaney played a carnival knife thrower. Stock Photo
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Terese Loeb Kreuzer / Alamy Stock Photo

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2APR8MM

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47.7 MB (900.8 KB Compressed download)

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5000 x 3335 px | 42.3 x 28.2 cm | 16.7 x 11.1 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

23 January 2020

Location:

Winter Garden, Brookfield Place, Battery Park City, Manhattan, New York, NY, USA

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Lon Chaney and John George in “The Unknown, ” a silent horror film directed by Tod Browning (1927). Chaney played a carnival knife thrower called Alonzo the Armless with George as his friend, Cojo. The film, with a new score by Vernon Reid, was screened in the Winter Garden at Brookfield Place, Battery Park City, Manhattan, New York City, as part of the Silent Films/Live Music series curated by WNYC’s John Schaefer. Jan. 23, 2020