Lon Chaney, Mae Busch, Matt Moore
Three sideshow performers leave their lives of captivity and become "The Unholy Three." Echo the ventriloquist assumes the role of a kindly old grandmother who runs a bird shop. Tweedledee, the "twent...( read more
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Another good turn from Lon Chaney. He plays a side show ventriloquist (in a silent movie!?!?) who, along with Hercules the Strong Man (Victor McLaglen) and Tweedledee the Smallest Man (Harry Earles), call themselves the Unholy Three and are burglars. The remake talkie from 1930 i...( read more)
tod browning, king of the freaks. better than the remake by jack conway from 1930, which is mostly notable for being lon chaney's only talkie
Another superb performance by Lon Chaney as ventriloquist Professor Echo and in a dual role as Mrs. Granny O'Grady
The film is definitely dated but I liked it anyway. Predictable, yes, but I enjoyed Echo's talents in and out of the pet store.
Victor McLaglen is SO young is this one. PS - Lon Chaney truly was the man of 1000 faces. I stepped out of the room at one point and when I came back I didn't realize he was in disguise; I thought there was just a new character in the story.
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well, it's obviously good
because lon chaney's such a brilliant silent actor
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