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  • Elmira 2022-01-07 15:52:41

    No matter how thick the arm of a Hercules is, it is no match for throwing knives and gang fights! It is said that there was a shocking plot of being castrated but it was cut off by the producer-the cut off section was cut off, a super black movie joke. And this is only a small part of the thirty minutes cut by MGM. Some critics believe that this move has severely weakened the character development of the main characters (Joker and Venus). But then I thought about it, no matter how full of...

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  • Hercules: [telling Venus off, as she walks out the door of his trailer] Ungrateful little tramp!

  • Venus: [she has just been kicked out of Hercules' trailer; she is very upset; yells at Phroso, who is just standing there minding his own business] Well, what are you staring at? Didn't you ever see a lady move before? I guess you've been listening to every word he said.

    Venus: [Phroso still hasn't said a word; she has a loud tone of voice] That's it. That's it! Go ahead and laugh. It's funny, ain't it?

    Venus: [Phroso still hasn't said a word; her voice is sarcastic] Yeah. Women are funny, ain't they? They're all tramps, ain't they?

    Venus: Ye-e-eah. Except when you can get MONEY from them!

    [she storms off, goes into the trailer next door]

    Phroso: [finally gets mad at Venus for dumping on him; he rushes over to her trailer.] Well, I'll be! Say, who do you think you are, shooting off your head? Hey, this is Phroso -- Phroso you're talking to! Not any of those thugs you've been chasing around with.

    Venus: [apologizing, soft tone of voice] Oh, I didn't mean you. I had to take it out on somebody.

Freaks

Director: Tod Browning

Language: English,German,French Release date: February 20, 1932