Circus Freaks and Sideshows

IMDb 0.0 2000 • 50 min • Documentary

Director

Arthur Drooker

Country

US

Plot Summary

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.

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