Freaks_
"Can a full grown woman truly love a midget?"
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.
Director
Tod Browning
Starring
Harry Earles, Olga Baclanova, Daisy Earles
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
Freaks was released 94 years ago in 1932.
Freaks is a Drama, Horror film with a runtime of 1h 4m.
CAST (20)
Harry Earles
Hans
Olga Baclanova
Cleopatra
Daisy Earles
Frieda
Henry Victor
Hercules
Wallace Ford
Phroso
Leila Hyams
Venus
Roscoe Ates
Roscoe
Angelo Rossitto
Angeleno
Jerry Austin
Knife-Throwing Dwarf (uncredited)
Daisy Hilton
Siamese Twin
Violet Hilton
Siamese Twin
Schlitzie
Himself
Josephine Joseph
Half Woman-Half Man
Johnny Eck
Half Boy
Frances O'Connor
Armless Girl
PR
Peter Robinson
Human Skeleton
Olga Roderick
Bearded Lady
KK
Koo Koo
Herself
Prince Randian
The Living Torso
MM
Martha Morris
Armless Girl
CREW
BOX OFFICE
$311K
Budget
STUDIOS (1)
DETAILS
Release
Status
Released
Runtime
64 min (1h 4m)
Language
English
Country
Rating
7.8/10 (1,279 votes)
Popularity
4
Budget
$310,607
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Freaks about?
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.
How long is Freaks?
Freaks has a runtime of 64 minutes (1h 4m).
Who directed Freaks?
Freaks was directed by Tod Browning.
Who stars in Freaks?
The cast of Freaks includes Harry Earles, Olga Baclanova, Daisy Earles, Henry Victor, Wallace Ford.
What is the rating of Freaks?
Freaks has a rating of 7.8 out of 10 based on 1,279 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (2)
Drama
Horror
KEYWORDS (32)
infidelity
dwarf
attempted murder
clown
beauty
carnival
romance
revenge
murder
black and white
newlywed
pre-code
bigotry
disability
sideshow
told in flashback
speech impediment
trapeze artist
stutterer
deformity
conjoined twins
freak
armless
midgets
midget
bareback rider
poisoned drink
pseudo-hermaphrodite
bearded lady
microcephalics
human skeleton
provocative