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Directed by
Tod Browning Tod Browning  
Written by
Clarence Aaron 'Tod' Robbins Clarence Aaron 'Tod' Robbins  
Willis Goldbeck Willis Goldbeck  
Leon Gordon Leon Gordon  
Al Boasberg Al Boasberg  
Charles MacArthur Charles MacArthur  
Edgar Allan Woolf Edgar Allan Woolf  
Cast
Wallace Ford Wallace Ford ... Phroso
Leila Hyams Leila Hyams ... Venus
Olga Baclanova Olga Baclanova ... Cleopatra
Roscoe Ates Roscoe Ates ... Roscoe (as Rosco Ates)
Henry Victor Henry Victor ... Hercules
Harry Earles Harry Earles ... Hans
Daisy Earles Daisy Earles ... Frieda
Rose Dione Rose Dione ... Madame Tetrallini
Daisy Hilton Daisy Hilton ... Siamese Twin
Violet Hilton Violet Hilton ... Siamese Twin
Schlitze Schlitze ... Pin Head
Josephine Joseph Josephine Joseph ... Half Woman-Half Man
Johnny Eck Johnny Eck ... Half Boy
Frances O'Connor Frances O'Connor ... Armless Girl
Peter Robinson Peter Robinson ... Human Skeleton
Olga Roderick Olga Roderick ... Bearded Lady
Koo Koo Koo Koo ... By Herself
Prince Randian Prince Randian ... The Living Torso (as Rardion)
Martha Morris Martha Morris ... Armless Girl
Elvira Snow Elvira Snow ... Pinhead (as Zip)
Jenny Lee Snow Jenny Lee Snow ... Pinhead (as Pip)
Elizabeth Green Elizabeth Green ... Bird Girl
Angelo Rossitto Angelo Rossitto ... Angeleno
Edward Brophy Edward Brophy ... Rollo Brother
Matt McHugh Matt McHugh ... Rollo Brother (as Mat McHugh)
Uncredited Cast
John Aasen John Aasen ... Giant
Ernie Adams Ernie Adams ... Sideshow Patron
Demetrius Alexis Demetrius Alexis ... Mr. Rogers
Hooper Atchley Hooper Atchley ... Doctor
Jerry Austin Jerry Austin ... Knife-Throwing Dwarf
Sidney Bracey Sidney Bracey ... Hans' Butler
Mathilde Comont Mathilde Comont ... Madame Bartet
Albert Conti Albert Conti ... M. Duval the Landowner
Tiny Doll Tiny Doll  
Edith Edith ... Crawling Girl
Delno Fritz Delno Fritz ... Sword-Swallower
Murray Kinnell Murray Kinnell ... Freakshow Barker
Constantine Romanoff Constantine Romanoff ... Man Bringing Frieda's Horse
Michael Visaroff Michael Visaroff ... Jean the Gamekeeper
Produced by
Tod Browning Tod Browning  
Dwain Esper Dwain Esper  
Harry Rapf Harry Rapf  
Hildegarde Stadie Hildegarde Stadie  
Irving Thalberg Irving Thalberg  
Additional Info
Premiere: February 20, 1932
DVD Release: August 10, 2004
Blu-ray Release: October 17, 2023
Country: United States
Distributor: The Criterion Collection
Websites: IMDb Wikipedia
Ratings
SkullJoy

7.7 / 10

IMDb

7.8 / 10

Metacritic

80 / 100

Alternate Titles
> Forbidden Love
> Nature's Mistakes
> The Monster Show
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
Distributors
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
  (1932) (United States) (theatrical)
Excelsior Pictures Corp.
  (1949) (United States) ("Nature's Mistakes") (re-release) (theatrical)
Joseph Brenner Associates (JBA)
  (1970) (United States) (re-release) (theatrical)
MGM/UA Home Entertainment
  (1986) (United States) (VHS)
Turner Entertainment
  (1998) (United States) (VHS)
Warner Home Video
  (2005) (United States) (DVD)
HBO Max
  (2020) (United States) (VOD) (video)
Filming Locations
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
  (Studio)
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