The Unholy Three (1930)

Directed by

Jack Conway

Genre

drama film, crime film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 12m

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A criminal trio pulls off a series of robberies. The group includes a ventriloquist, a strongwoman, and a little person. The story follows their schemes and the cracks that form within the gang.

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What happens

The Unholy Three is a 1930 American pre-Code melodrama directed by Jack Conway and starring Lon Chaney. Its plot involves a crime spree. The film is a sound remake of the silent 1925 film of the same name, with both films based on the novel The Unholy Three, by Tod Robbins. In both versions, the roles of Professor Echo and Tweedledee are played by Lon Chaney and Harry Earles respectively. This film is notable for the fact that it was Chaney's last film, as well as his only talkie. Chaney died from throat cancer one month after the film's release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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