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Freaks (1932)

Tod Browning's Freaks (1932), the film that put real sideshow performers on screen and paid for it.

Books, movies, and television worth arguing about. Tonight: Tod Browning's Freaks (1932), the film that put real sideshow performers on screen and paid for it. Banned in Britain until 1963, later selected for the National Film Registry in 1994. They say nothing good happens after midnight. Tune in tomorrow night and let's find out together.