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Freaks

  • 19321932
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  • 1h 4m
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Olga Baclanova, Harry Earles, and Henry Victor in Freaks (1932)
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
47K
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POPULARITY
4,953
522
    • Tod Browning
  • Writers
    • Clarence Aaron 'Tod' Robbins(suggested by story: "Spurs")
    • Willis Goldbeck(screenplay)
    • Leon Gordon(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Wallace Ford
    • Leila Hyams
    • Olga Baclanova
    • Tod Browning
  • Writers
    • Clarence Aaron 'Tod' Robbins(suggested by story: "Spurs")
    • Willis Goldbeck(screenplay)
    • Leon Gordon(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Wallace Ford
    • Leila Hyams
    • Olga Baclanova
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 306User reviews
    • 164Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore
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    Jerry Austin, Tod Browning, Johnny Eck, Elizabeth Green, Martha Morris, Peter Robinson, Olga Roderick, Schlitze, Elvira Snow, and Jenny Lee Snow in Freaks (1932)
    Olga Baclanova, Daisy Earles, Harry Earles, and Henry Victor in Freaks (1932)
    Jerry Austin, Tod Browning, Johnny Eck, Elizabeth Green, Josephine Joseph, Peter Robinson, Olga Roderick, Schlitze, Elvira Snow, and Jenny Lee Snow in Freaks (1932)
    Olga Baclanova and Harry Earles in Freaks (1932)
    Freaks (1932)
    Roscoe Ates, Daisy Hilton, and Violet Hilton in Freaks (1932)
    Josephine Joseph in Freaks (1932)
    Olga Baclanova and Harry Earles in Freaks (1932)
    Roscoe Ates, Daisy Hilton, and Violet Hilton in Freaks (1932)
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    Wallace Ford
    Wallace Ford
    • Phroso
    Leila Hyams
    Leila Hyams
    • Venus
    Olga Baclanova
    Olga Baclanova
    • Cleopatra
    Roscoe Ates
    Roscoe Ates
    • Roscoe
    • (as Rosco Ates)
    Henry Victor
    Henry Victor
    • Hercules
    Harry Earles
    Harry Earles
    • Hans
    Daisy Earles
    Daisy Earles
    • Frieda
    Rose Dione
    Rose Dione
    • Madame Tetrallini
    Daisy Hilton
    Daisy Hilton
    • Siamese Twin
    Violet Hilton
    Violet Hilton
    • Siamese Twin
    Schlitze
    Schlitze
    • Pin Head
    Josephine Joseph
    Josephine Joseph
    • Half Woman-Half Man
    Johnny Eck
    Johnny Eck
    • Half Boy
    Frances O'Connor
    Frances O'Connor
    • Armless Girl
    Peter Robinson
    Peter Robinson
    • Human Skeleton
    Olga Roderick
    Olga Roderick
    • Bearded Lady
    Koo Koo
    Koo Koo
    • By Herself
    Prince Randian
    Prince Randian
    • The Living Torso
    • (as Rardion)
      • Tod Browning
    • Writers
      • Clarence Aaron 'Tod' Robbins(suggested by story: "Spurs")
      • Willis Goldbeck(screenplay)
      • Leon Gordon(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The on-screen romance between Hans and Frieda was very subdued because the roles were being played by real life brother and sister Harry Earles and Daisy Earles.
    • Goofs
      In the first shot after the "Wedding Feast" title card, we see Violet Hilton & Daisy Hilton playing soprano saxophones, but we only hear a harmonica being played.
    • Quotes

      Freaks: We accept you, one of us! Gooble Gobble!

    • Alternate versions
      Reissue prints included a two-and-a-half minute written prologue about historical interpretations and contemporary studies of "misshapen misfits." These same prints remove the MGM Lion (the studio having disowned the film for many years).
    • Connections
      Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Le contrôle de l'univers (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Gruesome Tales
      (uncredited)

      Music by William Axt and Erno Rapee

    User reviews306

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    'Freaks' is an extraordinary movie with a lot of heart.
    I really dig 1930s horror movies. There's just something special about them that can never be recreated. A lot of it has to do with the talkies being new territory, many of the directors adapting German Expressionist techniques to Hollywood melodrama, and the freedom allowed before the Hayes Code really kicked in. Movies like 'Dracula', 'Frankenstein', 'Bride Of Frankenstein', 'Island Of Lost Souls', 'The Invisible Man' and 'White Zombie' are horror classics which still impress today. I wonder whether anyone will be watching the lame horror movies of today in seventy years for any other reason than some cheap laughs? Todd Browning made the transition from silent movies and directed the hugely successful 'Dracula' in 1931. It was a sensation and made Bela Lugosi a horror icon. Browning could pretty much do anything he chose after that. He chose to do 'Freaks'. Great for us as, not so great for him. The movie was universally reviled and even banned in some countries and his career never fully recovered. But 'Freaks' is an extraordinary movie with a lot of heart. It has faults, sure - some corny acting at times, and not so great production values - but it really doesn't matter. I don't know anyone who's seen it who hasn't been deeply affected by it. The reason the movie caused such a negative reaction back in the 1930s was because it used real circus performers including Zip the Pinhead and Radian "The Living Torso". Many people found this to be distasteful and exploitative, but the performers seemed to be glad to get the opportunity to work, and the whole crux of the movie is that the "freaks" are more decent than the "normal" Cleopatra (Olga Baclanova) , the trapeze artist who marries little person Hans (Harry Earls) for his money. 'Freaks' is still a very powerful and unique movie. It has inspired many creative people over the years from the Surrealists to The Ramones to Jodorowsky to David Lynch. 'Freaks' comes with my highest recommendation!
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    • Release date
      • February 20, 1932 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • German
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • 1 hour 4 minutes
      • Black and White

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