Bound by Flesh

Name: Bound by Flesh
Director: Leslie Zemeckis
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2012-10-19
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Daisy Hilton, Violet Hilton, Lea Thompson, Nancy Allen, Tim Stack

Directed by Leslie Zemeckis

Documentary

20121h 35m5.9

Overview

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.