Directed by Tod Browning
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Archive Collection)
Bizarre story of sideshow ventriloquist Chaney who forms a crime trio with the strong man and midget. They use a local bird store as a front, duping rich customers with Chaney's ventriloquist gimmick, then casing their houses when the birds don't really talk. No one suspects them since Chaney is disguised as an elderly woman and the midget acts like a baby. Things start to go wrong when the strong man murders their latest victim and a woman gets involved. Some truly unsettling scenes with the midget-baby, but also some absurd ones with a giant ape and an unconvincing court room finale.
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