On the lam, criminal Alonzo hides in the circus as The Armless Wonder – a performer who uses his feet to hurl knives. Alonzo keeps the arms he really has concealed to hide his identity. Meanwhile, ringmaster's daughter Nanon has a phobia of being touched by men, but is romantically pursued by not only Alonzo but the strongman Malabar. Alonzo's desperation to remain with Nanon will only end in tragedy.
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| Directing | Tod Browning | Director |
| Camera | Merritt B. Gerstad | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Mary Roberts Rinehart | Novel |
| Writing | Tod Browning | Story |
| Directing | Harry Sharrock | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Clarence Sinclair Bull | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Sam Feinberg | Musician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lucia Coulter | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Sound | Jack Feinberg | Musician |
| Crew | Paul Desmuke | Stunt Double |
| Editing | Harry Reynolds | Editor |
| Editing | Errol Taggart | Editor |
| Crew | Joseph Farnham | Title Graphics |
| Writing | Joseph Farnham | Writer |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lucia Coulter | Costume Design |
| Writing | Waldemar Young | Screenplay |
| Art | Richard Day | Art Direction |
| Production | Irving Thalberg | Producer |
