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Schlitzie
Actor 1901 - 1971

Schlitzie

The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Schlitzie (alternatively spelled Schlitze or Shlitze; September 10, 1901 – September 24, 1971), possibly born Simon Metz and legally Schlitze Surtees, was an American sideshow performer. He also appeared in a few films, and is best known for his role in the 1932 movie Freaks.... Read full bio →

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Island of Lost Souls

Island of Lost Souls

Erle C. Kenton 1932 1h 11m 7.7

An obsessed scientist conducts profane experiments in evolution, eventually establishing himself as the self-styled demigod to a race of mutated, half-human abominations.

Freaks

Freaks

Tod Browning 1932 1h 4m 8.5

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.

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