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Auction History Result 9p0766 UNKNOWN candid 7.75x10 still 1927 Lon Chaney shows how he learned how to write with his feet! Date Sold 8/31/2021 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical 7 3/4" x 10" [20 x 25 cm] Movie Still (Learn More) The Unknown, the classic 1927 Tod Browning silent bizarre circus romantic revenge melodrama (Tod Browning is best remembered for "Freaks", but this movie is equally outrageous, and maybe even more bizarre!; Chaney is a knife thrower in a circus, who advertises himself as the "Armless Wonder", because he throws his knives with his feet, but he actually does have arms, he just cleverly keeps them hidden under his costume!; his assistant, who he throws knives at, is beautiful Joan Crawford, and she can't bear to be touched by any man, which makes her comfortable around Chaney; Chaney kills the circus manager, and he is witnessed stabbing the man by Crawford, but she only saw his hand, so to cover up the crime, Chaney gets a doctor to actually amputate his arms, which will prove that he could not have stabbed the man, plus he thinks it will mean Crawford will finally make love to him, but he finds that she has fallen for the circus strong man, and Chaney tries to kill the strong man, but being armless, he ends up dead himself!) starring Lon Chaney Sr., Joan Crawford, Norman Kerry, Nick De Ruiz, and John George NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: This is in the running for the best candids ever! In this spooky movie, Lon Chaney plays a man who actually has his own arms amputated (see above for why), and because he used to be a knife thrower, he now has to learn how to throw knives with his feet! As usual, Chaney wanted to be incredible in the part, so he trained himself to do almost everything with his feet, including signing his name, which he did in Claire Windsor's autograph album, to her amazement! Also note that this still measures 7 3/4" x 10" [20 x 25 cm], but it has not been trimmed. Condition: good to very good. The still has darkened around the edges and there are some faint creases and scuffs scattered in it, but they are mostly only noticeable when the still is tilted to the light. Learn More about condition grades 
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