A discussion with the Arles Media Library at the end of the screening.
Synopsis:
Deformed beings perform in a famous circus, exhibiting themselves as fairground freaks. The Lilliputian Hans, engaged to the dwarf horsewoman Frieda, is fascinated by the beauty of the acrobat Cleopatra. Learning that her suitor has inherited a large sum of money, she decides to marry him and then poison him with the complicity of her lover Hercules. But the plot is discovered, and Hans and Frieda’s friends seek revenge…
By Tod Browning
With Wallace Ford, Leila Hyams, Olga Baclanova
