Three sideshow performers form a conspiracy known as "The Unholy Three" - a ventriloquist, midget, and strongman working together to commit a series of robberies.
There is many a pleasing frisson to be had from the weird family circle formed by three carnival refugees.
– Tom Milne,
Time Out,
10 Jun 2009
rotten:
Browning's obsession with deformity, sexual aberration, and death yielded many great moments but few wholly satisfying films -- up until his masterpiece of 1932, Freaks.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
10 Jun 2009
fresh:
After viewing this production the figures that have passed upon the screen still cling to one's mind, and one feels like talking about the strange and unusual tale.