Freaks

1932 · directed by Tod Browning

Rating
82/100
Hit
yes

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.

Freaks (1932), directed by Tod Browning, rates 82/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Harry Earles
  • Olga Baclanova
  • Daisy Earles
  • Henry Victor
  • Wallace Ford
  • Leila Hyams
  • Roscoe Ates
  • Angelo Rossitto
  • Jerry Austin
  • Daisy Hilton

Crew

  • Merritt B. Gerstad — Director of Photography
  • Basil Wrangell — Editor
  • Leon Gordon — Screenplay
  • Willis Goldbeck — Screenplay

More from Tod Browning

  1. The Unknown (1927) — 86/100 · hit
  2. Dracula (1931) — 77/100
  3. The Unholy Three (1925) — 77/100
  4. The Devil-Doll (1936) — 73/100
  5. Mark of the Vampire (1935) — 72/100

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