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Circus Freaks and Sideshows

8/10 2000 4K 50 min
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.

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Circus Freaks and Sideshows
Top Cast
David Ackroyd
David Ackroyd
Narrator
Arthur Kent
Arthur Kent
Host
Grady Stiles Jr.
Grady Stiles Jr.
Robert Wadlow
Robert Wadlow
Dick Zigun
Dick Zigun
Robert Bogdan
Robert Bogdan
Kathy Maher
Kathy Maher

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