The Unholy Three

★★★★★

“A Mystery Thriller of a Giant, a Ventriloquist and a Dwarf”

1925 · 1 h 26 min

Directed by Tod Browning

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Cast

Lon Chaney

Credits

Written by: Clarence Aaron 'Tod' Robbins

Plot

A ventriloquist, a strongman and a dwarf form a criminal gang.

Sinekatalog’s take

Tod Browning's silent crime story has a ventriloquist, a strongman and a dwarf forming a gang that goes wrong. Lon Chaney is brilliant in a sinister, wry and macabre carnival-tinged thriller.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (2,549 votes)
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