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About
A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.
Theatrical
Feb 12, 1932
Budget
$311K
DVD / Blu-ray
Aug 10, 2004
Theaters
3
Director
Tod Browning
Writers
Willis Goldbeck, Leon Gordon, Clarence Aaron 'Tod' Robbins
Producers
Tod Browning, Irving Thalberg
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Themes
dwarf
infidelity
attempted murder
clown
beauty
carnival
revenge
murder
romance
black and white
newlywed
pre-code
bigotry
disability
sideshow
told in flashback
speech impediment
trapeze artist
stutterer
deformity
conjoined twins
freak
armless
midgets
midget
bareback rider
poisoned drink
pseudo-hermaphrodite
bearded lady
microcephalics
human skeleton
provocative
Quotes
See all →Love in the World of Sideshow Performers
Taglines
The Story of the Love life of the Sideshow
Love Beyond Physical Differences
Taglines
Can a full grown woman truly love a Midget?
Acceptance among the Freaks
All Freaks
We accept her--one of us--gooble, gobble--we accept her--one of us--gooble, gobble...
Disagreement Over Time and Money
Hercules
I'm tired of spending time and money on somebody like you.
Venus
Yeah, your time, but my money.
Cast
Full credits →H
Harry Earles
Hans
O
Olga Baclanova
Cleopatra
D
Daisy Earles
Frieda
H
Henry Victor
Hercules
W
Wallace Ford
Phroso
L
Leila Hyams
Venus
R
Roscoe Ates
Roscoe
A
Angelo Rossitto
Angeleno
J
Jerry Austin
Knife-Throwing Dwarf (uncredited)
D
Daisy Hilton
Siamese Twin
V
Violet Hilton
Siamese Twin
E
Edward Brophy
Rollo Brother
M
Matt McHugh
Rollo Brother
R
Rose Dione
Madame Tetrallini
J
John Aasen
Giant (uncredited)
E
Ernie Adams
Sideshow Patron (uncredited)
D
Demetrius Alexis
Mr. Rogers (uncredited)
H
Hooper Atchley
Doctoer (uncredited)
S
Sidney Bracey
Hans' Butler (uncredited)
M
Mathilde Comont
Madame Bartet (uncredited)
