
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 "twenty inch man," becomes her grandbaby, and Hercules is their assistant. Soon an incredible crime wave is launched from their little store.... (Full plot summary below)
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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 "twenty inch man," becomes her grandbaby, and Hercules is their assistant. Soon an incredible crime wave is launched from their little store.
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| New York TimesMordaunt HallAfter 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. |
| User ReviewBrad SThis is a great rare film. I saw it when it was on Turner Classic Movies. This film needs to be released on DVD already. With the lack of original ideas in Hollywood, I'm surprised they haven't tapped this movie for a re-make. |
| User ReviewJoel WThere are two versions of this film. The 1925 silent one, and the 1930 talkie. Both had Lon Chaney is the role of Echo. The 1930 version is superior, simply because it's the only talkie that Lon Chaney ever did. His voice talents were famous on stage, but films could never capture his talents because all the films he was apart of were silent, except this one. Chaney died two months after the release of this film from throat cancer/pneumonia. Lon Chaney was a man well before his time. If you get a chance to watch any Lon Chaney film, don't pass it up. Any of his performances, especially Phantom of the Opera, are still amazing, even by today's standards. |
| User ReviewHexenkult dAnother superb performance by Lon Chaney as ventriloquist Professor Echo and in a dual role as Mrs. Granny O'Grady |
| User Reviewjim tone of my favorite Lon Chaney movies. Loved it. The 1930 one is really fun too. |
| User ReviewArnaud vThis movie could not be remade today. For that I'm glad. I love when Harry Earles goes from acting like a baby to a ruff and tuff no goodnick. I loved him in Freaks, but this preformance was just pure genius. |
| User ReviewMatthew RThis is one of my favourite movies --- even though I've never seen it! Does anyone have a copy I could borrow? |
| User ReviewZoran SMy favorite Tod Browning film. It has, without a doubt, one of the goofiest plots ever found in a major American studio film. |
| User ReviewPrivate ULon Chaney in grandma drag, a midget dressed as a baby (chomping on a cigar), a mastermind criminal plot based on parrots and ventriloquism... ah, silent film, how I love you so. |
| User ReviewSarah HPretty darn awesome. Chaney is wonderful and I'm always sad when I hear of his passing. |