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Freaks

1932

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Lobby card for Freaks (1932)
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Film Review

Tod Browning’s 'Freaks'

'Freaks' asked audiences to think about the exploitative display of human difference while also demonstrating that the sideshow was a locus of community.
by Betsy Golden Kellem via JSTOR Daily on October 29, 2025

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