Freaks

A circus' beautiful trapeze artist Cleopatra agrees to marry Hans the leader of side-show performers, but Hans' deformed friends discover that she is only marrying him for his inheritance. So they seek revenge. Circus trapeze artist Cleopatra takes an interest in Hans, a midget who works in the circus sideshow, but she is only interested in the money he will be inheriting; she's involved in an affair with another circus performer, Hercules. Hans's fiancée does her best to convince him that he is being used but to no avail. At their wedding party, a drunken Cleopatra tells the sideshow freaks just what she thinks of them. Together, the freaks decide to make her one of their own. —garykmcd A traveling circus has a wide variety of acts, including a number of sideshow curiosities based on some unusual physical attributes. They include midgets, limbless people, pinheads, conjoined twins, a bearded lady, and a half man/half woman. There are many interpersonal interactions between the entire troupe--generally amiable, but there are some who treat the curiosities as mere freaks. However, there are a few romantic relationships between the "normal" troupe members and the curiosities. One exception is the budding romantic relationship between Hans, a midget, and trapeze performer Cleopatra. Hans is unaware that Cleopatra only fosters that relationship because of the expensive gifts he lavishes on her; she is actually carrying on with muscle man Hercules, physically the antithesis of Hans. Fellow midget Frieda, who was once engaged to Hans and still loves him, believes that Cleopatra's interest in Hans is solely to make fun. But Frieda inadvertently provides Cleopatra with some information which changes Cleopatra's resolve instead to marry Hans. Hans' fellow sideshow curiosities do anything necessary to protect their dignity and that of one of their own. —Huggo Of all the men in the world, statuesque, flaxen-haired trapeze artist Cleopatra sets her mind on seducing the sideshow little man, Hans, for his enviable ancestral inheritance. As a result--bent on running off with her clandestine lover, the circus' strongman, Hercules--the duplicitous performer finally manages to marry the unsuspecting love-smitten man; however, it will take a brief ceremonial rite among friends on the couple's wedding night to show Cleopatra's true colors. But, pretty soon--in the ashes of a feigned romance--the loyal band of outcasts shall delightfully turn the tables on the scheming rival, who was never meant to be one of their own. In the end, will the wronged Hans get his sweet revenge? —Nick Riganas Beautiful trapeze artist Cleopatra sets her sights on fellow circus performer Hans; but she is only interested in his inheritance and, with her lover Hercules--the circus' strongman--she plans to kill Hans for it. But unknown to Cleopatra and Hercules, the other circus performers discover their plans and prepare to do whatever they must to protect their friend. —charmardee-smith