Armless
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The legendary performer plays Alonzo, whose act in a gypsy circus involves throwing knives - no mean feat, since he happens to be
armless
.
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We also build empathy for others in terms of being shorter, taller, faster, slower, and maybe even armless, which is kind of neat.
This Tod Browning masterpiece stars Lon Chaney as an
armless
knife thrower in love with circus owner's daughter Joan Crawford.
Alonzo, of course, is the
armless
performer who actually has arms, and after killing Nanon's father (she sees his deformed hand), he decides to have them removed so he can be with her.
Lon Chaney (as Alonzo the Armless) is a criminal posing as an
armless
circus knife-wielder; he amazes by throwing knives with his feet, notably at assistant Joan Crawford (as Nanon Zanzi).
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