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Unique horror film from maestro Tod Browning, a murder tale set in a bizarre circus and featuring a supporting cast of real-life 'freaks'. A macabre, darkly comic film that was banned in the UK for 30 years.

Keywords:

Drama, Horror, Based-on-Novel, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(Black and white) (1932) (4 Star)

Cast:

Wallace Ford	.... Phroso
Leila Hyams	.... Venus
Olga Baclanova	.... Cleopatra
Roscoe Ates	.... Roscoe
Henry Victor	.... Hercules
Harry Earles	.... Hans

Supporting Cast:

Daisy Earles	.... Frieda
Rose Dione	.... Madame Tetrallini
Daisy Hilton	.... Siamese Twin
Violet Hilton	.... Siamese Twin
Schlitze	.... Himself
Josephine Joseph	.... Half-Woman Half Man
Johnny Eck	.... Half Boy
Frances O'Connor	.... Armless Girl
Peter Robinson	.... Skeleton

Directors:

Todd Browning

Writers:

Clarence Aaron 'Tod' Robbins