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Circus Freaks and Sideshows

Circus Freaks and Sideshows (2000)

0h 50m | PG-13

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A trip through the bizarre world of midgets, giants, tattooed ladies, and other human curiosities as we trace the colorful history of a distinctly American form of entertainment--the circus sideshow. From the 1840s when P.T. Barnum exhibited Tom Thumb to the last remaining shows struggling to survive at New York's Coney Island, we learn the truth behind the sideshow adage that freaks are not born, but rather created, as performers share their memories of the magical midway.

Director: Arthur Drooker

Studio: History

Genre: Documentary

Video: 720p

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Cast

David Ackroyd

David Ackroyd

as Narrator

Arthur Kent

Arthur Kent

as Host

Grady Stiles Jr.

Grady Stiles Jr.

as

Robert Wadlow

Robert Wadlow

as

Dick Zigun

Dick Zigun

as

Robert Bogdan

Robert Bogdan

as