Freaks (1932)
| Release Date | 20 February 1932 |
| Other Names | The Monster Show |
| Tagline | Can a full grown woman truly love a MIDGET ? |
| Genre | Drama, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA |
| Language | English, German |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Melodrama, Psychological Thriller |
| Mood | Bad Taste |
| Themes | Treacherous Spouses, Circuses & Carnivals, Looking For Love, Cons and Scams |
| Tones | Disturbing, Atmospheric, Tense, Grotesque, Gruesome, Menacing, Creepy, Eerie |
| Tags | Carnival, Circus, Deformity, Freak, Midget, Murder, Revenge, Trapeze Artist |
Freaks is a 1932 American Pre-Code horror film about sideshow performers, directed and produced by Tod Browning and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, with a cast mostly composed of actual carnival (funfair) performers. The film was based on Tod Robbins' 1923 short story "Spurs". Director Browning took the exceptional step of casting real people with deformities as the eponymous sideshow "freaks," rather than using costumes and makeup.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Henry Victor
Hercules
Daisy Earles
Frieda
Josephine Joseph
Half-Woman, Half Man
Peter Robinson
Human Skeleton
Olga Roderick
Bearded Lady
Koo Koo
Herself
Martha Morris
Armless Girl
Elvira Snow
Pinhead
Jenny Lee Snow
Pinhead
Elizabeth Green
Bird Girl
Matt McHugh
Rollo Brother
John Aasen
Giant
Ernie Adams
Sideshow patron
Jerry Austin
Dwarf throwing knife on Hercules
Sidney Bracey
Hans' Butler
Tiny Doll
Bit part
Edith
Little Girl crawling on her knees
Delmo Fritz
Sword Swallower
Tom London
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Director
Writer
Clarence Aaron 'Tod' Robbins
Al Boasberg
uncredited
Willis Goldbeck
uncredited
Leon Gordon
uncredited
Edgar Allan Woolf
uncredited
Producer
Dwain Esper
producer
Harry Rapf
producer
Hildegarde Stadie
producer
Cinematographer
Merritt B. Gerstad
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Editor
Basil Wrangell
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Art Director
Merrill Pye
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Production Manager
Harry Sharrock
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William Ryan
second assistant director
Will Sheldon
third assistant director
Errol Taggart
first assistant director
Sound Department
G.A. Burns
sound
Camera and Electrical Department
David S. Horsley
assistant camera
Oliver T. Marsh
additional photographer
Paul Vogel
additional photographer
Other Crew
Will Sheldon
script supervisor
Production Company
MGM-International Dist.
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Distributor
MGM-International Dist.
Excelsior
Joseph Brenner Associates
Chapel Distribution
Magnus Opus
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Tornado Film
Warner Home Video
Warner Home Video
Warner Home Video
Yleisradio (YLE)
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