Fresh
After viewing this production the figures that have passed upon the screen still cling to one's mind, and one feels like talking about the strange and unusual tale.
Mordaunt Hall, New York Times
The Unholy Three
A Mystery Thriller of a Giant, a Ventriloquist and a Dwarf
1925 · 1h 26m · PASSED
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Tod Browning
Overview
Three sideshow performers form a conspiracy known as 'The Unholy Three' – a ventriloquist, midget, and strongman working together to commit a series of robberies.
Director and cast
- Tod Browning Director
- Lon Chaney as Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady
- Mae Busch as Rosie O'Grady
- Matt Moore as Hector McDonald
- Victor McLaglen as Hercules
- Harry Earles as Tweedledee aka Little Willie
- Matthew Betz as Regan
- Edward Connelly as Judge
- William Humphrey as Attorney for Defense
- E. Alyn Warren as Prosecuting Attorney
- Margie Angus Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
83%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Browning's obsession with deformity, sexual aberration, and death yielded many great moments but few wholly satisfying films -- up until his masterpiece of 1932, Freaks.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
There is many a pleasing frisson to be had from the weird family circle formed by three carnival refugees.
Tom Milne, Time Out
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