Circus, Sideshow & Oddities
Wed, Oct 23, 2019 02:30AM EDT
Lot 394
Freaks. Excelsior Picture Corp., R?1949.
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
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| $1,000 | $100 |
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| $10,000 | $1,000 |
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| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Freaks. Excelsior Picture Corp., R?1949. Three-sheet re-release poster for Tod Browning?s cult classic film of circus romance, staring real life sideshow performers. 81 x 41?. Minor restoration in lower sheet, a few pinholes and scuffs, minor closed tears, A-. Linen backed. Browning?s pre-code horror film was cut from the original 90 minutes to just 64, as it was deemed ?too shocking? to show in its entirety. Despite this fact, the film remained controversial until its rediscovery some three decades after its initial release. Among the cast were side show stars Daisy and Violet Hilton, Zip and Pip, Schlitze, and Johnny Eck.
