my second chaney film . despite it huge reputation a one of the silent film and i think i prefer laugh and clown and laugh to this . that not to say i do not enjoy it . it a very good film and and chaney be again amazing a tortured circus performer alonzo and who be hopelessly in love with young nanon ( joan crawford ) and who doesn not like to be touch by men . alonzo and of course and be the armless performer who actually have arm and and after kill nanon father ( she see his deformed hand ) and he decide to have them remove so he can be with her . thing be not so simple . crawford have suddenly get over her fear of be touch and and have fall in love with the ( bore ) hero and norman kerry . the film be coat with irony and it be remarkably perverse . i be undecided about brown a a director he contribute some excellent moment and and some very dull and flatly direct scene . his best asset be his star and chaney . crawford be less likable than loretta young in laugh and clown and laugh in fact and i find her rather unattractive and forgettable when compare to young sweet charm . i saw this over youtube ( it the tcm version ) and it must be miss a few scene and because the official running length have it at 65 minute and and the version i watch ran under an hour .