The Unknown

Summary

The Unknown is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Unknown's video is recorded as The Unknown (1927).webm^[3].
• The Unknown's video is recorded as The Unknown (1927) by Tod Browning.webm^[4].
• The Unknown's image is recorded as Posterunknownusx.jpg^[5].
• The Unknown's instance of is recorded as film^[6].
• The Unknown's director is recorded as Tod Browning^[7].
• The Unknown's screenwriter is recorded as Waldemar Young^[8].
• The Unknown's screenwriter is recorded as Tod Browning^[9].
• The Unknown's screenwriter is recorded as Mary Roberts Rinehart^[10].
• The Unknown's genre is recorded as horror film^[11].
• The Unknown's genre is recorded as silent film^[12].
• The Unknown's genre is recorded as drama film^[13].
• The Unknown's cast member is recorded as Lon Chaney^[14].
• The Unknown's cast member is recorded as Joan Crawford^[15].
• The Unknown's cast member is recorded as Norman Kerry^[16].
• The Unknown's cast member is recorded as Frank Lanning^[17].
• The Unknown's cast member is recorded as John George^[18].
• The Unknown's producer is recorded as Irving Thalberg^[19].
• The Unknown's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 186492455^[20].
• The Unknown's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316753341^[21].
• The Unknown's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no00057937^[22].
• The Unknown's production company is recorded as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer^[23].
• The Unknown's director of photography is recorded as Merritt B. Gerstad^[24].
• The Unknown's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0018528^[25].
• The Unknown's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[26].
• The Unknown's Commons category is recorded as The Unknown (1927 film)^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Unknown's producer is recorded as Irving Thalberg^[19]. Its director is recorded as Tod Browning^[7]. Screenwriters include Waldemar Young^[8], Tod Browning^[9], and Mary Roberts Rinehart^[10]. Cast members include Lon Chaney^[14], Joan Crawford^[15], Norman Kerry^[16], Frank Lanning^[17], and John George^[18].

Publication

Publication dates include +1927-01-01T00:00:00Z^[28], +1927-05-29T00:00:00Z^[29], +1927-06-04T00:00:00Z^[30], and +1927-07-09T00:00:00Z^[31]. The Unknown's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[26]. Genres include horror film^[11], silent film^[12], and drama film^[13].

Reception

Reviews include 9.3/10^[32] and 100%^[33].

Why It Matters

The Unknown ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]