Three sideshow performers form a conspiracy known as "The Unholy Three" - a ventriloquist, midget, and strongman working together to commit a series of robberies.

Prizefighter Mason loses his opening fight so wife Rose leaves him for Hollywood. Without her around Mason trains and starts winning. Rose comes back and wants Mason to dump his manager Regan and replace him with her secret lover Lewis.

Based on a story by Tod Browning and starring Lon Chaney, Sr.Arguably the most famous "lost film" of all time, the last known copy having been destroyed in a 1960s fire at MGM Studios. "Restored" in 2002 with still photos.