MOVIE · 1932
Freaks
DramaHorror66 min
In a traveling circus, Hans, the leader of a sideshow troupe, agrees to marry a glamorous trapeze artist, and the match quickly draws suspicion from the performers around him when money enters the picture. Tod Browning’s 1932 film follows the daily life and backstage tensions of the circus community, mixing romance, cruelty, and group loyalty in a black-and-white world of wagons, tents, and sideshow acts. Olga Baclanova and Wallace Ford are among the leads in an ensemble built around the troupe itself, with the story framed by gossip, betrayal, and the uneasy line between spectacle and intimacy.
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