Freaks (1932) *Reaction* (Patreon)

When  trapeze artist Cleopatra (Olga Baclanova) learns that circus midget  Hans (Harry Earles) has an inheritance, she marries the lovesick,  diminutive performer, all the while planning to steal his fortune and  run off with her lover, strong man Hercules (Henry Victor). When Hans'  friends and fellow performers discover what  is going on, they band together and carry out a brutal revenge that  leaves Hercules and Cleopatra knowing what it truly means to be a  "freak."

Release date: February 20, 1932