Conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton were once the cream of the sideshow crop. Taught to sing and dance at an early age, the winsome duo ascended through the early 20th-century vaudeville circuit as a side attraction (working alongside Bob Hope and Charlie Chaplin as well as a memorable turn in the Tod Browning classic "Freaks") before a cascade of unscrupulous management and harsh mistreatment brought their careers (and lives) tumbling down. This engrossing glimpse into a bygone era is filled with fascinating interviews and rare archival footage.
Production
Rare archival footage resurrected from decades of obscurity.
Direction
Zemeckis balances exploitation history with genuine human dignity.
Director
Leslie Zemeckis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The twins' guardian 'Auntie' was actually their exploitative mother who sold them at birth. They didn't learn this until adulthood.
Their cameo in Tod Browning's 1932 'Freaks' was their only major film appearance — and the movie was banned for decades, burying their legacy further.
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