Tod Browning's Sideshow Shockers - Freaks (1932) / The Unknown (1927) / The Mystic (1925) (n/b, Criterion Collection, 2 DVD)

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Freaks (1932):
Circus trapeze artist Cleopatra takes an interest in Hans, a midget who works in the circus sideshow, but she is only interested in the money he will be inheriting; she's involved in an affair with another circus performer, Hercules. Hans's fiancée does her best to convince him that he is being used but to no avail. At their wedding party, a drunken Cleopatra tells the sideshow freaks just what she thinks of them. Together, the freaks decide to make her one of their own.

The Unknown (1927):
A criminal on the run hides in a circus and seeks to possess the daughter of the ringmaster at any cost.

The Mystic (1925):
An American criminal imports a gang of Hungarian gypsies to gain control over a fortune. The victim, Doris Merrick, is persuaded by fake medium Zara to hand over her jewels to Nash.