Tod BrowningCast
Lionel Barrymore 
Maureen O'Sullivan 
Frank Lawton
Credits
Written by: Garrett Fort Guy Endore
Plot
An escaped convict disguised as an old woman uses miniaturised people as living dolls to take revenge on those who framed him.
Sinekatalog’s take
Tod Browning's macabre fantasy has an escaped convict in an old woman's disguise using shrunken humans as assassins. Odd, inventive and eerie, with Lionel Barrymore commanding, it is a pulpy, charming horror curiosity.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (5,564 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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