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Tod Browning

Tod Browning

1880 – 1962·Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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Tod Browning (12 July 1880 – 6 October 1962) was an American motion picture actor, director and screenwriter.

Browning's career spanned the silent and talkie eras. Best-known as the director of Dracula (1931), the cult classic Freaks (1932), and classic silent film collaborations with Lon Chaney, Browning directed many movies in a wide range of genres.

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Filmography

The Wicked Darling

The Wicked Darling

1919
Outside the Law

Outside the Law

1921
White Tiger

White Tiger

1923
Drifting

Drifting

1923
The Unholy Three

The Unholy Three

1925
The Mystic

The Mystic

1925
The Unknown

The Unknown

1927
The Show

The Show

1927
West of Zanzibar

West of Zanzibar

1928
Where East Is East

Where East Is East

1929
From the Reading Room

Further Reading

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    Tod Browning’s Ballyhoo Art— Farran Smith Nehme‬

    Tod BrowningThe Unknown (1927)The Mystic (1925)
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  • READ12 NOV 2025

    The Unknown— Dennis Harvey

    Lon ChaneyTod BrowningJoan CrawfordThe Unknown (1927)
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