Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Cast
Olga Baclanova, Harry Earles, Wallace Ford, Leila Hyams, Schlitze
Original language
English
First release
January 1, 1932
Production companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, TOD BROWNING'S PRODUCTION
Home video distributors
MGM/UA Home Video (United States)
Based on
Spurs
Crew
Cinematography
B. Gerstad
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- GFFF - Galician Freaky Film Festival 2026
- SLASH Fantastic Film Festival 2025 - Scaredy Cat nonstop subscription
- Deauville Film Festival 2024 generic
- L'Étrange Festival 2024 - Carte blanche
- SLASH Fantastic Film Festival 2024 - Scaredy Cat
- Thessaloniki Film Festival 2024 generic
- SLASH Fantastic Film Festival 2023 - Features
- SLASH Fantastic Film Festival 2021 - Features
- STOCKHOLM INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL - MONSTERS OF FILM 2026 2019
- Torino Film Festival 2019 generic
- National Film Preservation Board 1994 generic
Titles
| Original title | Freaks | |
| Alternate title | La Monstrueuse parade | |
| Alternate title | The Monster Show |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | MGM/UA Home Video (cat. no. MV600843) | United States, book box |
Versions & editions
| Home video VHS | United States | MV600843 |
Full credits
| Director | Tod Browning |
| Cast | Olga Baclanova, Harry Earles, Wallace Ford, Leila Hyams, Schlitze |
| Cinematography | B. Gerstad |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
