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Film Freaks And Faces! 1932
Description
"The big film districts are full of queer folk whose faces (or figures) are their fortunes." Panning shot of a line of freakish people including a midget, a fat boy, an old woman, a man with a large beard, an obese woman and a man who looks like Abraham Lincoln.
"When Eve desires the Cave-man...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Jenny
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Mute
- Media URN:
- 17537
- Sort Number:
- EP 250
- Time in/Out:
- 01:17:08:00 / 01:19:18:00
- Canister:
- EP 250
- Film ID:
- 970.08
- Issue Date:
- 08/12/1932
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- Zoos humains northern upstart Cirque/ Freaks/Rires
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"They move off to reveal the midget" - this is Angelo Rossitto, who became one of Hollywood's most successful dwarf actors. Amongst his credits are Tod Browning's "Freaks" and, in 1985, "Mad Max 3", with Mel Gibson.