Your childhood crush grew up to be WHAT in the circus?
Little orphan Harry is separated from his childhood sweetheart. Years later, he finds she's a bearded lady in a circus.
Acting
Langdon's baby-faced bewilderment is silent comedy gold.
Practical Effects
That beard is commitment to the bit, 1925 style.
Director
Harry Edwards
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Harry Langdon was briefly considered Chaplin's rival for silent comedy dominance before flaming out spectacularly by 1930.
Circus 'freak shows' were mainstream entertainment in 1925; this film gently subverts that by making Rosemary genuinely desirable.
US
