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Freaks

Year:

1932

Duration:

64 min

Genres:

Drama | Horror

IMDB rate:

Director:

Tod Browning

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1932-02-20

Filming Locations: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Josephine Joseph

Angelo Rossitto

Wallace Ford

Phroso

Leila Hyams

Venus

Olga Baclanova

Cleopatra

Roscoe Ates

Roscoe (as Rosco Ates)

Henry Victor

Hercules

Harry Earles

Hans

Daisy Earles

Frieda

Rose Dione

Madame Tetrallini

Daisy Hilton

Siamese Twin

Violet Hilton

Siamese Twin

Schlitze

Himself

Johnny Eck

Half Boy

Frances O'Connor

Armless Girl

Peter Robinson

Human Skeleton

Olga Roderick

Bearded Lady

Koo Koo

By Herself

Prince Randian

The Living Torso (as Rardion)

Martha Morris

Armless Girl

Elvira Snow

Pinhead (as Zip)

Jenny Lee Snow

Pinhead (as Pip)

Elizabeth Green

Bird Girl

Edward Brophy

Rollo Brother

Matt McHugh

Rollo Brother (as Mat McHugh)

John Aasen

Giant (uncredited)

Ernie Adams

Sideshow Patron (uncredited)

Demetrius Alexis

Mr. Rogers (uncredited)

Hooper Atchley

Doctoer (uncredited)

Jerry Austin

Knife-Throwing Dwarf (uncredited)

Sidney Bracey

Hans' Butler (uncredited)

Mathilde Comont

Madame Bartet (uncredited)

Albert Conti

Landowner (uncredited)

Tiny Doll

(uncredited)

Edith

Crawling Girl (uncredited)

Delmo Fritz

Sword-Swallower (uncredited)

Murray Kinnell

Freakshow Barker (uncredited)

Michael Visaroff

Jean (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Tod Browning's only onscreen credit is on the title page: "Tod Browning's Freaks," which is interpreted as the director credit. He is not in studio records as a producer.

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Several variations on the ending are still in existence. However, the footage of Hercules singing soprano was not included in any of the foreign versions and is now regarded as lost.

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The film was rejected for UK cinema showing in 1932 and again in 1952. It was finally passed for cinema with an uncut X rating in May 1963, making it one of the longest bans in UK film history.

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Goofs

During the scene in which Hans' friends menace Cleopatra in the wagon, the flute soundtrack doesn't match the finger movements of the dwarf playing the flute.

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The shadow of the boom fall on Phroso's back when he and Venus are talking in the trailer, after her angry outburst at him.

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Hercules rushes out of the wagon in pursuit of Josephine/Joseph, hot on his/her heels, but when Cleopatra looks out the window a moment later, Jo is leaning casually against a wagon applying makeup. He/she would not have had time to relax and get out a compact in that short amount of time.

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Quotes

Phroso: Schlitze you're a real man's woman.

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Cleopatra: [playing with Frieda's skirt] Nice, nice.

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Hercules: They're going to make you one of them, my peacock!

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Faq

What is 'Freaks' about?

Is "Freaks" based on a book?

Freaks is based on Spurs, a short story by American author Tod Robbins [1888-1949]. Spurs was first published in the February 1923 issue of Munsey's Magazine. It is also included in Robbins' anthology Who Wants a Green Bottle? and Other Uneasy Tales (1936).

How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?

For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Freaks can be found here.

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