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The Unholy Three

A sideshow ventriloquist, a midget, and a strongman form a conspiracy known as "The Unholy Three" and commit a series of robberies.

Director

Tod Browning

Year

Genre

crime, drama, romance

Box Office

N/A

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Awards

3 wins

Echo - The Ventriloquist

Rosie O'Grady

Hector McDonald

Hercules

Victor McLaglen

Tweedledee

Detective Regan

Judge

Edward Connelly

Attorney for the Defense

William Humphrey

Prosecuting Attorney

Twin

Twin

Arlington Daughter in Photo

Human Skeleton

Court Jury Member

D'Arcy Corrigan

Pet Shop Customer

Sword Swallower

Fat Lady

Sword Swallower

Boy Watching Hercules' Act

Jeweler

Wild Borneo Man

Police Commissioner

Mrs. Arlington

Marjorie Morton

Dime Museum Announcer

Newsboy

Dancer

Mother Watching Hercules' Act

Carrie Clark Ward

John Arlington

Charles Wellesley

Butler

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Twas a balmy summer evening And a goodly crowd was there - The Unholy Three

Twas a balmy summer evening And a goodly crowd was there

Hercules! The mighty...marvelous...
mastodonic model of muscular masculinity! - The Unholy Three

Hercules! The mighty...marvelous... mastodonic model of musc...

Never smoke cigarettes and you'll be a
strong man like him. - The Unholy Three

Never smoke cigarettes and you'll be a strong man like ...

Professor Echo! God's gifted genius!
The velvet-voiced ventriloquist! - The Unholy Three

Professor Echo! God's gifted genius! The velvet-voiced ...

Nemo, how would you like to walk over to
my house and have a drink? - The Unholy Three

Nemo, how would you like to walk over to my house and have a...

That's all there is to life friends a little laughter a little tear - The Unholy Three

That's all there is to life friends a little laughter a...

This dollar pamphlet contains
one thousand wheezes and jokes, - The Unholy Three

This dollar pamphlet contains one thousand wheezes and joke...

Now folks that's just a sample of the lady's art - The Unholy Three

Now folks that's just a sample of the lady's art

See her do the dance that
broke the Sultan's thermometer. - The Unholy Three

See her do the dance that broke the Sultan's thermomet...

You're there, Rosie,
the best pal a guy ever had! - The Unholy Three

You're there, Rosie, the best pal a guy ever had!

And tonight when we eat,
I'm goin' to buy you a swell steak! - The Unholy Three

And tonight when we eat, I'm goin' to buy you a sw...

I just couldn't hold out on you, Echo.
You're to square a guy! - The Unholy Three

I just couldn't hold out on you, Echo. You're to s...

I'm glad you done that, Rosie.
Money got that way never done no one no good! - The Unholy Three

I'm glad you done that, Rosie. Money got that way never...

Tweedledee! Twenty inches! Twenty years!
Twenty pounds! The Twentieth Century Curiosity! - The Unholy Three

Tweedledee! Twenty inches! Twenty years! Twenty pounds! The ...

The Demi-Tasse Daddy. - The Unholy Three

The Demi-Tasse Daddy.

You see my plan is so ridiculous so simple that it scares you - The Unholy Three

You see my plan is so ridiculous so simple that it scares...

That's it! - The Unholy Three

The day before Christmas... - The Unholy Three

The day before Christmas...

And how is Hector McDonald, my
Grandma's little parrot seller? - The Unholy Three

And how is Hector McDonald, my Grandma's little parrot ...

Little Willie darling heard your voice.
He wants you to take him bye-bye. - The Unholy Three

Little Willie darling heard your voice. He wants you to take...

You're just an old darling, Hector.
I won't tease you any more. - The Unholy Three

You're just an old darling, Hector. I won't tease ...

You're makin a play for that guy - The Unholy Three

You're makin a play for that guy

If you tip that boob off to who we are,
I'll lay some lilies under your chin! - The Unholy Three

If you tip that boob off to who we are, I'll lay some l...

If you don't stop yelling,
you'll tip him off yourself. - The Unholy Three

If you don't stop yelling, you'll tip him off your...

I think you'd better show the parrots.
They talk so well for you. - The Unholy Three

I think you'd better show the parrots. They talk so wel...

Echo, the ventriloquist,
could make wooden dummies talk... - The Unholy Three

Echo, the ventriloquist, could make wooden dummies talk...

Isn't it wonderful how the
parrots always talk to your Grandma? - The Unholy Three

Isn't it wonderful how the parrots always talk to your ...

That house, where you called about
the parrot, was robbed last night. - The Unholy Three

That house, where you called about the parrot, was robbed la...

This is Mr. Arlington.
The parrot you sold me doesn't talk. - The Unholy Three

This is Mr. Arlington. The parrot you sold me doesn't t...

All right, I'll come over.
I'm sure when the bird sees - The Unholy Three

All right, I'll come over. I'm sure when the bird ...

The lady from the bird store, Mr. Arlington. - The Unholy Three

The lady from the bird store, Mr. Arlington.

May I leave him here?
He might cry if he sees the... - The Unholy Three

May I leave him here? He might cry if he sees the...

Take mine, darling... and Granny will get
you some red beads just like those. - The Unholy Three

Take mine, darling... and Granny will get you some red beads...

He's always been so fond of beads - The Unholy Three

He's always been so fond of beads

...and then, Echo says to my, "Granny will
get you some red beads just like those"! - The Unholy Three

...and then, Echo says to my, "Granny will get you some...

Yes, and before morning Granny
will have those pretty red beads. - The Unholy Three

Yes, and before morning Granny will have those pretty red be...

Hector's out there with a
Christmas tree for little Willie. - The Unholy Three

Hector's out there with a Christmas tree for little Wil...

Didn't I order you to
stay away from that guy? - The Unholy Three

Didn't I order you to stay away from that guy?

I wasn't with him!
I met him on the corner headed for here! - The Unholy Three

I wasn't with him! I met him on the corner headed for h...

Wait for me in the kitchen. - The Unholy Three

Wait for me in the kitchen.

You go back to bed, Mrs. O'Grady.
Rosie and I will trim the tree. - The Unholy Three

You go back to bed, Mrs. O'Grady. Rosie and I will trim...

Get rid of him we're gonna pull that Arlington job tonight - The Unholy Three

Get rid of him we're gonna pull that Arlington job...

Oh, I'm mad at Granny!
She won't stay in bed! - The Unholy Three

Oh, I'm mad at Granny! She won't stay in bed!

That guy bossin me me and my strength - The Unholy Three

That guy bossin me me and my strength

I've a secret I want you to share.
I'm going to ask Rosie to merry me. - The Unholy Three

I've a secret I want you to share. I'm going to as...

But I'm not going to give her
the ring until tomorrow. - The Unholy Three

But I'm not going to give her the ring until tomorrow.

You and your strength! You're yellow,
you big stiff... or you'd come with me. - The Unholy Three

You and your strength! You're yellow, you big stiff... ...

JOHN ARLINGTON MURDERED
IN HOME BY JEWEL THIEVES. - The Unholy Three

JOHN ARLINGTON MURDERED IN HOME BY JEWEL THIEVES.

'Oh, spare my life', said
Mr. Arlington, 'spare my life'! - The Unholy Three

'Oh, spare my life', said Mr. Arlington, 'spa...

You filth - The Unholy Three

Was there anybody beside yourselves
know the rubies were here in the house? - The Unholy Three

Was there anybody beside yourselves know the rubies were her...

Ther was on old woman from
a bird store who saw the rubies. - The Unholy Three

Ther was on old woman from a bird store who saw the rubies.

If you don't want no part of these, because of
how we got 'em... then me and the Kid wll take 'em. - The Unholy Three

If you don't want no part of these, because of how we g...

You're gonna put 'em back in the
safe with the rest of our stuff! - The Unholy Three

You're gonna put 'em back in the safe with the res...

Oh, yes. Isn't it terrible? Mr. Arlington
was one of my best customers. - The Unholy Three

Oh, yes. Isn't it terrible? Mr. Arlington was one of my...

You were at Mr. Arlington's
home yesteday, weren't you? - The Unholy Three

You were at Mr. Arlington's home yesteday, weren't...

Did the man you saw with Mr. Arlington
look as if he would commit such a crime? - The Unholy Three

Did the man you saw with Mr. Arlington look as if he would c...

The reason I ask is because sometimes
the least little thing gives us a clue. - The Unholy Three

The reason I ask is because sometimes the least little thing...

I hate to see anybody tease a baby - The Unholy Three

I hate to see anybody tease a baby

I don't like to take his toys from him.
Let's finish our talk in the store. - The Unholy Three

I don't like to take his toys from him. Let's fini...

You sold a parrot to Mr. Arlington.
Who delivered it? - The Unholy Three

You sold a parrot to Mr. Arlington. Who delivered it?

Oh! So you delivered it yourself?
You forget easy, don't you? - The Unholy Three

Oh! So you delivered it yourself? You forget easy, don'...

So long. I'll see you later. - The Unholy Three

So long. I'll see you later.

That dick has a line on us we gotta think fast - The Unholy Three

That dick has a line on us we gotta think fast

That's it! Make him the fall guy! - The Unholy Three

That's it! Make him the fall guy!

That's what we hired him for, isn't it...
in case we got in a jam? - The Unholy Three

That's what we hired him for, isn't it... in case ...

Don't you think my savings are
enough for us to start on? - The Unholy Three

Don't you think my savings are enough for us to start ...

Don't you think my savings are enough for us to start on - The Unholy Three

Don't you think my savings are enough for us to start...

If I loved a man, he
wouldn't have to have a dime! - The Unholy Three

If I loved a man, he wouldn't have to have a dime!

Oh! If you loved a man! - The Unholy Three

Oh! If you loved a man!

Then why have you let me
go on hoping? - The Unholy Three

Then why have you let me go on hoping?

Aw, I've just been kidding! - The Unholy Three

Aw, I've just been kidding!

Oh, Hector, I tried so hard
to let you know I love you... - The Unholy Three

Oh, Hector, I tried so hard to let you know I love you...

I've been a crook... a pick-pocket! - The Unholy Three

I've been a crook... a pick-pocket!

But you're not going to be any more. - The Unholy Three

But you're not going to be any more.

I did some pretty bad things myself...
when I was young. - The Unholy Three

I did some pretty bad things myself... when I was young.

Gee, but you've made this a
great Christmas, Rosie. - The Unholy Three

Gee, but you've made this a great Christmas, Rosie.

No, Echo, I'm on the lovel. I love him! - The Unholy Three

No, Echo, I'm on the lovel. I love him!

What are you going to do? - The Unholy Three

What are you going to do?

You'll find out soon enough! - The Unholy Three

You'll find out soon enough!

Extry! Extry! Arlington
murderer arrested! - The Unholy Three

Extry! Extry! Arlington murderer arrested!

What a bonehead I was to overlook that! - The Unholy Three

What a bonehead I was to overlook that!

McDonald's alibi, that he was at - The Unholy Three

McDonald's alibi, that he was at

That means more investigation... but there ain't
goin to be no Mrs. O'Grady when they get here! - The Unholy Three

That means more investigation... but there ain't goin t...

Yes there is goin to be a Mrs. O'Grady...
that dick saw me here... - The Unholy Three

Yes there is goin to be a Mrs. O'Grady... that dick saw...

You guys can get out of your make up but I can't And I ain't going to the chair alone - The Unholy Three

You guys can get out of your make up but I can't And I...

And neither is Hector McDonald
going to the chair! - The Unholy Three

And neither is Hector McDonald going to the chair!

Now, laugh that off...
you big stiff! - The Unholy Three

Now, laugh that off... you big stiff!

Regan is on his way to
O'Grady's bird store. - The Unholy Three

Regan is on his way to O'Grady's bird store.

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A sideshow ventriloquist, a midget, and a strongman form a conspiracy known as "The Unholy Three" and commit a series of robberies.

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Director: Tod Browning

Writer: Clarence Aaron 'Tod' Robbins, Waldemar Young

Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Genre: crime, drama, romance

Year: 1925

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.1

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 16 Aug 1925

Awards: 3 wins

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