Film: Freaks (1932)

A woman pays the price for making a midget think she loves him at a circus' sideshow.

Tod Brownings controversial film brings together a unique array of characters from the popular sideshows or 'freak shows' of the time. We have women born without arms, a man born with no limbs at all, a human skeleton, a chicken woman and many more. Freaks is a compelling drama and a fine example as both exploitation cinema and sideshows of the early 20th century.

The DVD comes with commentary, a in depth documentary that equals the film in length (60 minutes) and a featurette on the alternative endings. The featurette shows the ending we see in the film plus two shortened versions which make little sense. A third longer ending is talked about both unfortunately looks to be lost like almost 30 minutes worth of footage cut from the original print.