The Unknown (MGM, 1927) Lon Chaney 14" x 11" Original Portrait Gallery Custom Photograph by Ruth Harriet Louise. ...

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The Unknown (MGM, 1927) Lon Chaney 14" x 11" Original Portrait Gallery Custom Photograph by Ruth Harriet Louise. Vintage gelatin silver matte double-weight 14" x 11" portrait gallery custom photograph of Lon Chaney as "Alonzo" in The Unknown (d. Tod Browning), originally titled Alonzo the Armless, June 18, 1927, by Ruth Harriet Louise. Eighteen-year-old Joan Crawford was chosen as the female lead, her breakthrough. Chaney's performance in the final scene is a deliriously wrenching coup de grâce. A masterpiece of psychological horror, The Unknown is considered the finest of the ten collaborations of Chaney and Browning, one of the greatest silent films. Very Fine/Excellent, with bumped lower right corner tip. Comes with a COA from Heritage Auctions. From the Collection of Steve Sustayta.

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