Freaks

Resource Information

The work Freaks represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Bates College. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Freaks

Statement of responsibility

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents Tod Browning's production ; produced by Tod Browning, Irving Thalberg ; directed by Tod Browning ; screenplay by Willis Goldbeck and Leon Gordon ; additional writing by Al Boasberg, Edgar Allan Woolf

Title variation

Tod Browning's amazing production of Freaks

Contributor

• Boasberg, Al, 1892-1937,
• Ford, Wallace, 1898-1966,
• Boasberg, Al, 1892-1937,
• Ford, Wallace, 1898-1966,
• Goldbeck, Willis,
• Goldbeck, Willis,
• Victor, Henry, 1892-1945,
• Victor, Henry, 1892-1945,
• Gordon, Leon, 1884-1960,
• Gordon, Leon, 1884-1960,
• Woolf, Edgar Allan,
• Woolf, Edgar Allan,
• Hilton, Daisy, 1908-1969,
• Baclanova, Olga, 1899-1974,
• Hilton, Daisy, 1908-1969,
• Baclanova, Olga, 1899-1974,
• Hilton, Violet, 1908-1969,
• Ates, Roscoe, 1895-1962,
• Hilton, Violet, 1908-1969,
• Ates, Roscoe, 1895-1962,
• Hyams, Leila, 1905-1977,
• Hyams, Leila, 1905-1977,
• Turner Entertainment Co
• Turner Entertainment Co
• Robbins, Tod, 1888-1949
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
• Thalberg, Irving G., 1899-1936,
• Thalberg, Irving G., 1899-1936,
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
• Earles, Harry,
• Dione, Rose, 1875-1936,
• Earles, Daisy,
• Earles, Daisy,
• Dione, Rose, 1875-1936,
• Browning, Tod, 1880-1962,
• Browning, Tod, 1880-1962,
• Earles, Harry,

Actor

• Dione, Rose, 1875-1936,
• Dione, Rose, 1875-1936,
• Baclanova, Olga, 1899-1974,
• Hilton, Daisy, 1908-1969,
• Ford, Wallace, 1898-1966,
• Ford, Wallace, 1898-1966,
• Earles, Harry,
• Earles, Harry,
• Earles, Daisy,
• Earles, Daisy,
• Victor, Henry, 1892-1945,
• Victor, Henry, 1892-1945,
• Hyams, Leila, 1905-1977,
• Hyams, Leila, 1905-1977,
• Hilton, Violet, 1908-1969,
• Ates, Roscoe, 1895-1962,
• Ates, Roscoe, 1895-1962,
• Hilton, Violet, 1908-1969,
• Baclanova, Olga, 1899-1974,
• Hilton, Daisy, 1908-1969,

Director

• Browning, Tod, 1880-1962,
• Browning, Tod, 1880-1962,

Producer

• Thalberg, Irving G., 1899-1936,
• Thalberg, Irving G., 1899-1936,
• Browning, Tod, 1880-1962,
• Browning, Tod, 1880-1962,

Screenwriter

• Boasberg, Al, 1892-1937,
• Boasberg, Al, 1892-1937,
• Goldbeck, Willis,
• Goldbeck, Willis,
• Gordon, Leon, 1884-1960,
• Gordon, Leon, 1884-1960,
• Woolf, Edgar Allan,
• Woolf, Edgar Allan,

Subject

• Video recordings
• Video recordings
• Feature films
• Feature films

Genre

• Video recordings
• Feature films

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• spa
• eng

Summary

A group of freaks take revenge on a trapeze artist and her boyfriend after years of abuse. Filmed using real circus performers

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Cinematography, Merritt B. Gerstad ; editing, Basil Wrangell

Language note

In English with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish ; closed-captioned in English

PerformerNote

Wallace Ford, Leila Hyams, Olga Baclanova, Rosco Ates, Henry Victor, Harry Earles, Daisy Earles, Rose Dione, Daisy Hilton, Violet Hilton, Schlitze, Josephine Joseph, Johnny Eck, Frances O'Connor, Peter Robinson, Olga Roderick, Rardion, Martha Morris, Elizabeth Green, Angelo Rossitto, Edward Brophy, Mat McHugh

Runtime

66

Target audience

general

Technique

live action