Freaks
Can a full grown woman truly love a midget?
DramaHorrorinfidelitydwarfattempted murderclownbeautycarnivalromancerevengemurderblack and whitenewlywedpre-code
A provocative pre-Code melodrama that uses carnival grotesquerie and revenge tragedy to interrogate beauty, disability, and moral monstrosity.
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.
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