01 Jan 1932
Freaks
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.
Verisimilitude
A struggling disabled actress gets a job advising a film star how to be disabled for his latest role.
Top Billed Cast
Ruth Madeley Bella
Laurie Davidson Josh
Alice Lowe Casting Director
Esther Smith Janey
Simon Lowe Matt
Stephen Boxer Dr. D'Arby
Tom Wainwright Standby Props
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