{"id":72853,"date":"2021-06-13T15:56:15","date_gmt":"2021-06-13T22:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=72853"},"modified":"2021-06-13T16:00:59","modified_gmt":"2021-06-13T23:00:59","slug":"unholy-three-the-1930","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=72853","title":{"rendered":"Unholy Three, The (1930)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I wasn&#8217;t brought up on green grass and apple pie and Christmas trees like you was.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Unholy-Three-1930-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Unholy-Three-1930-Poster-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-72854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Unholy-Three-1930-Poster-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Unholy-Three-1930-Poster-684x1024.png 684w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Unholy-Three-1930-Poster-86x128.png 86w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Unholy-Three-1930-Poster-180x270.png 180w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Unholy-Three-1930-Poster.png 741w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nThree sideshow performers \u2014 Echo the ventriloquist (Lon Chaney, Sr.), Hercules the strongman (Ivan Linow), and a midget (Harry Earles) \u2014 team up undercover with Echo&#8217;s girlfriend (Lila Lee) to run a bird shop as a front for robbing customers&#8217; homes. When the shop&#8217;s innocent clerk (Elliott Nugent), who is in love with Rosie (Lee), is falsely accused of theft, Lee must determine where her loyalty lies.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Con Artists<\/li>\n<li>Falsely Accused<\/li>\n<li>Lon Chaney, Sr. Films<\/li>\n<li>Mistaken or Hidden Identities<\/li>\n<li>Thieves and Criminals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nLon Chaney, Sr.&#8217;s first talkie (and final film) was this remake of Tod Browning&#8217;s marvelously unique <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1880\">silent film of the same name<\/a>, which starred Victor McLaglen in the role of Hercules. Unfortunately, the addition of sound doesn&#8217;t do much for the film at all &#8212; and without Browning&#8217;s quirky touch, it falls rather flat. Viewers who&#8217;ve never seen the original will likely be intrigued to see Chaney in drag: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Unholy-Three-1930-Chaney-Drag.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Unholy-Three-1930-Chaney-Drag.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Unholy-Three-1930-Chaney-Drag.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Unholy-Three-1930-Chaney-Drag-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Unholy-Three-1930-Chaney-Drag-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Unholy-Three-1930-Chaney-Drag-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Earles&#8217; impersonation as a babbling baby: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Unholy-Three-1930-Earles.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Unholy-Three-1930-Earles.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Unholy-Three-1930-Earles.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Unholy-Three-1930-Earles-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Unholy-Three-1930-Earles-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Unholy-Three-1930-Earles-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; but they do nothing new or innovative in the remake. Meanwhile, the drama involving a clueless sap (Nugent) hopelessly in love with pretty but gruff Lee doesn&#8217;t ring true: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Unholy-Three-1930-In-Love.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Unholy-Three-1930-In-Love.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Unholy-Three-1930-In-Love.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Unholy-Three-1930-In-Love-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Unholy-Three-1930-In-Love-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Unholy-Three-1930-In-Love-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(How can he <em>never<\/em> hear any of the shenanigans going on right behind closed doors in the shop?) You can skip this one unless you&#8217;re curious to compare the versions, and\/or to hear Chaney, Sr.&#8217;s voice on film. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Some memorable images<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Unholy-Three-1930-Shadows.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Unholy-Three-1930-Shadows.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Unholy-Three-1930-Shadows.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Unholy-Three-1930-Shadows-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Unholy-Three-1930-Shadows-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Unholy-Three-1930-Shadows-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Unholy-Three-1930-Midget.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Unholy-Three-1930-Midget.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Unholy-Three-1930-Midget.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Unholy-Three-1930-Midget-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Unholy-Three-1930-Midget-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Unholy-Three-1930-Midget-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo. Listed as a film with Historical Importance in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0021505\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/the-unholy-three-1\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/94478\/the-unholy-three#articles-reviews?articleId=61495\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I wasn&#8217;t brought up on green grass and apple pie and Christmas trees like you was.&#8221; Synopsis: Three sideshow performers \u2014 Echo the ventriloquist (Lon Chaney, Sr.), Hercules the strongman (Ivan Linow), and a midget (Harry Earles) \u2014 team up undercover with Echo&#8217;s girlfriend (Lila Lee) to run a bird shop as a front for robbing customers&#8217; homes. When the shop&#8217;s innocent clerk (Elliott Nugent), who is in love with Rosie (Lee), is falsely accused of theft, Lee must determine&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=72853\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=72853"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72853\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72872,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72853\/revisions\/72872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=72853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=72853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=72853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}