Freaks

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📊 Film Specifications

Director Tod Browning
Writer Willis Goldbeck (Screenplay), Leon Gordon (Screenplay), Clarence Aaron 'Tod' Robbins (Story)
Release Date January 1, 1932
Runtime 64 min (1h 4m)
Country United States of America
Language EN
Budget $310,607
Box Office N/A
Studios Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Freaks (1932)

Directed by Tod Browning
• Written by Willis Goldbeck , Leon Gordon , Clarence Aaron 'Tod' Robbins

"Can a full grown woman truly love a midget?"

⭐ 3.9 / 5 (1,358 votes) ⏱️ 64 min 🎬 Drama, Horror

Ratings Breakdown:

1,358 ratings
0.5 Stars 5.0 Stars

Synopsis

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.

Top Cast & Filmmakers

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Director Tod Browning
Tod Browning
Director
 Screenplay Willis Goldbeck
Willis Goldbeck
Screenplay
 Screenplay Leon Gordon
Leon Gordon
Screenplay
 Harry Earles
Harry Earles
Hans
 Olga Baclanova
Olga Baclanova
Cleopatra
 Daisy Earles
Daisy Earles
Frieda
 Henry Victor
Henry Victor
Hercules
 Wallace Ford
Wallace Ford
Phroso
 Leila Hyams
Leila Hyams
Venus
 Roscoe Ates
Roscoe Ates
Roscoe
 Angelo Rossitto
Angelo Rossitto
Angeleno
 Jerry Austin
Jerry Austin
Knife-Throwing Dwarf (uncredited)
 Daisy Hilton
Daisy Hilton
Siamese Twin
 Violet Hilton
Violet Hilton
Siamese Twin
 Schlitzie
Schlitzie
Himself