Circus Freaks and Sideshows
2000•50m•8.0•Released
Documentary
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
Writer
Arthur Drooker
Studio
History
Cast
David Ackroyd
Narrator
Arthur Kent
Host
Grady Stiles Jr.
Robert Wadlow
Dick Zigun
Robert Bogdan
Kathy Maher
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