Today I came this photo of Kate Moss today and it made me think of the circus and then of course Lon Chaney and the famous film 'the unknown'. Made in 1927 the rough plot is as follows and it is amazing...
Alonzo (Chaney) is an apparently armless knife thrower who uses his feet to encircle Estrellita (a young Joan Crawford) with blades. Zanzim, the circus owner, is killed by Alonzo (who really does have arms). Estrellita allows herself to fall in love with Alonzo (she fears men's arms), so he goes to a hospital and has his amputated. Meantime Malabar, the strong man who secretly loves her, cures Estrellita of her fear of men's arms, so Alonzo tries to have him killed during a circus act.
anyway he smokes with his feet hence the connection
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