The film details how they were exploited in different ways, and how they also took advantage of their fame themselves to exploit the opportunities afforded. They at one point were a renowned vaudeville act, and developed talents along these lines.

The circus-type appeal to the public was an important element. But far more interesting is getting into the problems that being joined posed physically and emotionally. Sex? The film goes into what was managed.

On the one hand they felt even greater bonds than felt by normal twins. But on the other hand, imagine spending your life joined together with a sister or a brother. The psychological pressures had to be enormous.

Ultimately there was sadness, as once the fame decreased Daisy and Violet were left impoverished. Also, when one died, the other’s life was also soon over as they could not be separated in death as in life. One wonders whether if they were born today advanced surgical knowledge might have been able to separate them at birth.