"[Explaining why he thinks shrinking people and animals is a good idea] Lavond, my friend, millions of years ago the creatures that roamed this world were gigantic. As they multiplied, the earth could no longer produce enough food. Think of it, Lavond: every living creature reduced to one-sixth its size. One-sixth of its physical need. Food for six times all of us!"

"Pedro de Cordoba — Charles Matin"

"Juanita Quigley — Marguerite Coulvet"

"Rollo Lloyd — Detective Maurice"

"Schlitzie — himself"

"Maureen O'Sullivan — Lorraine Lavond"

"We didn't lie to you folks. We told you we had living, breathing, monstrosities. You laughed at them, shuddered at them. And, yet, but for the accident of birth, you might be one as they are. They did not ask to be brought into the world. But, into the world they came. Their code is a law unto themselves: offend one and you offend them all."

"Rose Dione — Madame Tetrallini (final film role)"

"The Story of the Love life of the Sideshow"

"Leila Hyams — Venus"

"Wallace Ford — Phroso"

"Johnny Eck — Half Boy"

"Olga Roderick — Bearded lady"

"[as Madame Mandelip] Look at me and see what seventeen years in the grave has done to me. No, Radin, without my hatred I never could have lived to exhume myself. What swine you three are!"

"Peter Robinson — Human skeleton"

"Daisy Earles — Frieda"

"Koo Koo — herself"

"[as Madame Mandelip] I may not look it, madame, but I was once a very successful banker. Three men - my partners - lied and tricked me into prison. Well, three lives are going to pay for it."

"[as Madame Mandelip]: Once you're in my shop, I'll wager you'll do anything I ask."

"Prince Randian — The Living Torso"

"Harry Earles — Hans"

"You dirty, slimy, freaks! Freaks, freaks, freaks! You fools! Make me one of you, will you?"

"That's it, that's it. Go ahead and laugh. It's funny, ain't it? Yeah. Women are funny, ain't they? They're all tramps, ain't they? Yeah. Except when you can get money from them!"

"Charles Matin: There'a a certain amusing irony in offering a man's own money for his capture. Fifty thousand francs? Why not?"

"So, you finally got wise to yourself, did ya? It's a funny thing about you women. Most of you don't get wise soon enough! You wait until you're so old, nobody wants ya."

"Bela Lugosi — Inspector Delzante"

"Mary Forbes — Lady Alice Crosby"

"Holmes Herbert — Sir Roscoe Crosby"

"Helene Millard — Mary Eastwood"

"Margaret Wycherly — Madame Rosalie La Grange"

"Leila Hyams — Helen 'Nellie' O'Neill"

"Conrad Nagel — Richard Crosby"