Schlitzie: One of Us

Schlitzie: One of Us

70 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 2018

The rise and fall...and rise of Schlitzie, the lovable man-child performer from Tod Browning's cult film "Freaks." He lived to perform, until he was put in an institution and left to die. His persona earned him a place in Punk history when the Ramones recorded "Pinhead," dolls and jewelry were created in his image, and "American Horror Story: Freakshow" paid homage to him. According to sideshow lore, Schlitzie was one of the most beloved performers.

Schlitzie: One of Us

70 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 2018

Schlitzie: One of Us
The rise and fall...and rise of Schlitzie, the lovable man-child performer from Tod Browning's cult film "Freaks." He lived to perform, until he was put in an institution and left to die. His persona earned him a place in Punk history when the Ramones recorded "Pinhead," dolls and jewelry were created in his image, and "American Horror Story: Freakshow" paid homage to him. According to sideshow lore, Schlitzie was one of the most beloved performers.
Producers Waldo Dog Productions
Original title Schlitzie: One of Us
Directors Steven Belgard
Writers

Cast

Schlitzie

as Himself (archive footage)

Naomi Grossman

as Herself

Rose Siggins

as Herself

Mat Fraser

as Himself

Adam Rifkin

as Himself

Wallace Ford

as Himself (archive footage)

Angelo Rossitto

as Himself (archive footage)

Harry Earles

as Himself (archive footage)

Leila Hyams

as Herself (archive footage)

Olga Baclanova

as Herself (archive footage)

Chester Morris

as Himself (archive footage)

Roscoe Ates

as Himself (archive footage)

Daisy Earles

as Herself (archive footage)

Johnny Eck

as Himself (archive footage)

Carl Crew

as Himself

George McArthur

as Himself

Elvira Snow

as Herself (archive footage)

Jenny Lee Snow

as Herself (archive footage)

Rose Dione

as Herself (archive footage)

Koo Koo

as Herself (archive footage)

Scott Michaels

as Himself

Sarah Houbolt

as Herself

Andrew Loog Oldham

as Narrator

Todd Ray

as Himself

Ward Hall

as Himself (archive footage)

Drew Friedman

as Himself

Bill Griffith

as Himself

Mickey Leigh

as Himself

Daniel Kincaid

as Himself

Dakota Cooke

as Herself

J. Tithonus Pednaud

as Himself

Phil De Croocq

as Himself

Dr. Ruben Kuzniecky

as Himself

Sunshine English

as Herself

Jaime D'Arcy-Garcia

as Himself

Thomas Nealeigh

as Himself

Wolf Krakowski

as Himself

Greg Gust

as Himself

Black Scorpion

as Himself

Monte Melnick

as Himself

Shelly Lichoff

as Herself