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Freaks poster
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Masterwork
MASTER SCORE 89.3 / 100
1932·Drama / Horror·1h 4m

FREAKS

“Can a full grown woman truly love a midget?”

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.

Above the Line
Tod Browning·DirectorWillis Goldbeck·ScreenplayLeon Gordon·ScreenplayMerritt B. Gerstad·Director of PhotographyBasil Wrangell·Editor
Cast
Harry Earles·HansOlga Baclanova·CleopatraDaisy Earles·FriedaHenry Victor·HerculesWallace Ford·PhrosoLeila Hyams·VenusRoscoe Ates·RoscoeAngelo Rossitto·AngelenoJerry Austin·Knife-Throwing Dwarf (uncredited)Daisy Hilton·Siamese Twin
Full Crew
(7 credits)
Directing· 1
Tod Browning·Director
Writing· 2
Willis Goldbeck·ScreenplayLeon Gordon·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Merritt B. Gerstad·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Basil Wrangell·Editor
Production· 2
Tod Browning·ProducerIrving Thalberg·Producer
By the Numbers
89.3
OF 100
Master Score
7.8
OF 10
IMDb
95%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
—
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Freaks's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Intriguing, Unsettling
Composition
Centered
Era
1930s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The movie poster features a group of people, with the word "FREAKS" in large red letters at the top. On the left, a man in a tuxedo stands next to a woman in a ”

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Key Elements
GownTuxedoRed Lettering
Atmosphere
Muted
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
7/10
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