I used to wonder who took care of these people when they were children, since their parents were likely to reject them or keep them hidden. It horrified me but did not surprise me to learn their parents SOLD them to the circus, maybe to get rid of them and to benefit financially, while the circus raked in money by exploiting them, and all for "abnormalities" that they were born with and were not their fault. I do wonder how the circus people knew about such births, unless hospitals had some kind of a deal with them. What an awful situation!
Tess Tickles I think they mean the parents beating the conjoinied twins and some of the others performers misfortune. Not the fact they starred in the movie.
I knew the Hilton Sisters. Daisy and VIOLET were amazing women but in their last years in North Carolina gradually went downhill. Daisy became sick, and they decided not to seek help. Daisy did die first and Violet, suffering from the same infection died almost 48 hours later.
man i can't imagine what it must have been like being conjoined to someone and being unable to remove myself while i watch them die with the knowledge that i'd inevitably succumb to the same fate sooner rather than later. just having to be there with their corpse, which would also be part of my own body, until i follow suite.
The only reason I down vote this video is because the slides go by too quick and you don't give enough time for the reader to fully read whats said on the screen before the next one pops up. This would be given a poor grade if this video was an assignment.
Interesting information but a "professor" should at least take care of the many spelling and grammatical mistakes before putting online. And the text was going too fast. I had to pause everytime. Not user-friendly !
Yes, I am a speed reader. I read your comment in 2.2 nanoseconds. I am, however, the world's slowest typist. It took me 5.3 minutes to type this response.
I agree that the 'text' goes by way to fast ... (It's like trying to read an 'Adult Swim' bump) ... Another few seconds on each would be about right .... And the spelling/grammar is sometimes just horrible. Cool info though ...
Not sure the Info on Prince Randian is accurate, I saw another video that said he lived much longer. But that could be the inaccurate video I have no clue
☝️ I agree! The text goes by waaaay too fast!! I’ve always been able to read 2 grades faster then others and even I can’t keep up! Also, I’m pretty sure what you meant to say for the bird girl is that she was Near sighted, or Far sighted..
The first time I saw this wonderful film @ our local repertory theater, I remember being so impressed watching the elegant efficiency of ‘Prince Randian’ as he pulled out his pouch of tobacco & papers, pouring the tobacco along the paper; -and voila! -rolling up a perfect cigarette, striking a match and lighting it…. (far, far more efficiently than I ever could ) -And I will treasure that memory, -because I’ve NEVER seen that (entire) scene again. It somehow had become reduced to him pulling out the pouch,opening it, & then lighting the cigarette Nothing more, the entire center part w/ him preparing and ROLLING the cigarette was MISSING… and no-one seemed to notice the difference..(!?) They released a remastered version of it, (on vhs, this was me id-80’s) & thought ‘surely it’ll be on that’…. Nope. I began to question my own sanity-‘Had I imagined it?’ Had I been hallucinating?’ So, I mentioned it to my friend who worked @ the theater, & she thought about it & said -‘No, you’re RIGHT, -I DO remember seeing that the first time we had the film- some projectionist along the way probably snipped it for his collection’ -(?!!!) Yoiks! @the time, it just hadn’t occurred to me that people could be so dastardly…! To this day, I’ve yet to find a copy that has the entire scene in it (tho I’m sure they’re out there) - it’s hard to believe they remastered it even once w/o checking to see if it was a complete version.!
There’s debate around this movie, but a lot of film scholars concur that it’s one of the most positive and humanising examples of Freak Shows in media, especially for such an old movie. The film actually shows the cast as individual people with real lives rather than just as attractions. That was a very rare thing in those days, and really even now. To this day it’s rare that we see people with physical disabilities and abnormalities in popular media, and even rarer that those characters are treated as individuals. It’s also important to note that the concept of what “freak” means, the connotations, the stigma, etc has such a long history that them having the title of “freak” can’t necessarily be judged by our standards.
no the end up taking care of what they don't like in the movie that's why some people consider it a horror movie it shows there strong and can take care of there selves
+Ronnie Pierce watch the movie and see + even if it shows the as ones who can take care of themselves, people are getting creeped out feeling pity for them. It's wrong man
Yea they did a lotta wrong things in the past , but it was also the only way they were able to make money and I know some were probably treated like shit but some earned enuff money to live pretty comfortable when they retired
Desert leopard I've watched the movie and the deleted scenes that haven't been lost and like I said they get there revenge when they castrate the big man and turn the woman , can't remember either of there names into the duck woman for some reason on UA-cam they cut even what they edited it to at the end off
The fact that it is uknown what happend to half of the cast makes the movie "Freaks" even creepier
Yeah
But in all honesty they seem nice
@Lizett Alvarado r/woooosh
Creepier?
text goes by too fast to read unless constant pausing of video.
It needs to be edited as well
just play it at 25% normal speed
Settings > Speed > 0.5
I feel so bad for those twin girls being abused all there lives like that
I used to wonder who took care of these people when they were children, since their parents were likely to reject them or keep them hidden. It horrified me but did not surprise me to learn their parents SOLD them to the circus, maybe to get rid of them and to benefit financially, while the circus raked in money by exploiting them, and all for "abnormalities" that they were born with and were not their fault. I do wonder how the circus people knew about such births, unless hospitals had some kind of a deal with them. What an awful situation!
Human beings are so cruel, it's beyond words.
I mean its not wrong if they didnt mind
Tess Tickles I think they mean the parents beating the conjoinied twins and some of the others performers misfortune. Not the fact they starred in the movie.
@@Jerrarum 🤡
I knew the Hilton Sisters. Daisy and VIOLET were amazing women but in their last years in North Carolina gradually went downhill.
Daisy became sick, and they decided not to seek help. Daisy did die first and Violet, suffering from the same infection died almost 48 hours later.
Its really sad that some of these people were 'sold' to a circus by their families.
man i can't imagine what it must have been like being conjoined to someone and being unable to remove myself while i watch them die with the knowledge that i'd inevitably succumb to the same fate sooner rather than later. just having to be there with their corpse, which would also be part of my own body, until i follow suite.
The only reason I down vote this video is because the slides go by too quick and you don't give enough time for the reader to fully read whats said on the screen before the next one pops up. This would be given a poor grade if this video was an assignment.
You can always hit the pause you know....
The viewer/watcher shouldn't have to do that, This just shows the poor editing skills by the guy who posted this video.
Audio would be nice too.
And This Old Movie Teaches You A Lesson Not To Fuck Around With Kids At School Thats where bullying comes from
+I Am Dead too bloody true !!!
Rip all wonderful soul's beautiful people just different but wonderful angles ....
Im so glad I found this video because I want these actors to have a posterity
Interesting information but a "professor" should at least take care of the many spelling and grammatical mistakes before putting online. And the text was going too fast. I had to pause everytime. Not user-friendly !
I wish someone had interviewed them tbh... They seemed like very friendly people
Unless you can speed read and view the pic, slow the vid before playing.
I can, and *I* can't (old microfilm tech)😖🤯
Heres an idea, when you edit a video, read the text yourself so you know how long the cut should be.
I think pausing the video made me stop and thing about them and look at the photos longer after reading. Which is good.
I'm a very fast reader, but shit......
Harry Doll played a munchkin in Wizard of Oz.
He played the Red representative of the Lollipop Guild
Unless your a speed reader you're going to have to pause every few seconds.
Yes, I am a speed reader. I read your comment in 2.2 nanoseconds. I am, however, the world's slowest typist. It took me 5.3 minutes to type this response.
I agree that the 'text' goes by way to fast ... (It's like trying to read an 'Adult Swim' bump) ... Another few seconds on each would be about right ....
And the spelling/grammar is sometimes just horrible.
Cool info though ...
Where do I watch the Schlitze's life video? I can't click on the box.
Johnny Eck, a handsom guy, had a fraternal twin brother of normal size who stayed close to Johnny through out his life.
You left out the other pinheads, the sisters. Otherwise not bad, but I'll echo the other posts that it was way too fast
Not sure the Info on Prince Randian is accurate, I saw another video that said he lived much longer. But that could be the inaccurate video I have no clue
its too fast to read however click on the gear icon and choose half speed
☝️ I agree! The text goes by waaaay too fast!! I’ve always been able to read 2 grades faster then others and even I can’t keep up! Also, I’m pretty sure what you meant to say for the bird girl is that she was Near sighted, or Far sighted..
The first time I saw this wonderful film @ our local repertory theater, I remember being so impressed watching the elegant efficiency of ‘Prince Randian’ as he pulled out his pouch of tobacco & papers, pouring the tobacco along the paper; -and voila! -rolling up a perfect cigarette, striking a match and lighting it…. (far, far more efficiently than I ever could ) -And I will treasure that memory, -because I’ve NEVER seen that (entire) scene again. It somehow had become reduced to him pulling out the pouch,opening it, & then lighting the cigarette Nothing more, the entire center part w/ him preparing and ROLLING the cigarette was MISSING… and no-one seemed to notice the difference..(!?) They released a remastered version of it, (on vhs, this was me id-80’s) & thought ‘surely it’ll be on that’…. Nope. I began to question my own sanity-‘Had I imagined it?’ Had I been hallucinating?’ So, I mentioned it to my friend who worked @ the theater, & she thought about it & said -‘No, you’re RIGHT, -I DO remember seeing that the first time we had the film- some projectionist along the way probably snipped it for his collection’ -(?!!!) Yoiks! @the time, it just hadn’t occurred to me that people could be so dastardly…! To this day, I’ve yet to find a copy that has the entire scene in it (tho I’m sure they’re out there) - it’s hard to believe they remastered it even once w/o checking to see if it was a complete version.!
FULL!!! Of misspellings and grammar mistakes. Gotta love when someone doesn't care enough about there own work to check it before publishing.
I love the movie it was very well done!
You forgot the other two pinheads
I know Microcephalie has been around for generations, but, were the so called, Pinheads, affected by the same virus>
hair lineless boi look up Elvira and Jenny Lee Snow.
1:23 HSVING NEVER MARRIED? What?
most of these are the same ones from American Horror Story season 4
Schlitzie has to be the most popular "disabled actor" here
Wow way to fast there dude.
Very Hard to read... The images goes too fast...
Speed reading is even trickier when there's multiple spelling mistakes lol. Good info though
I can't keep up mun! The text is going too fast!!!!
It’s too fast to be read 😕
Carajo por que esto no esta en español
2:13 "...perform this duirng"??? Joder! Están mal escritas algunas palabras, aún encima de ir muy rápido, tiene faltas de ortografía? Venga ya...
the grammar in this video 😂 good lord
How could you leave out Elvira and Jenny Lee Snow?! Or little Ang?
How do you expect anyone to read that when it’s spanning that quickly?
Get a grip!!
Who can read this fast?!?!
Aside from the obvious, I wouldnt have minded the "one of us" chant during the video.
Did you know that I can hear that chant in the distance when I walk to the store in the evening now that the streets are deserted due to lockdown?
PEPPER GOT ME TO CLICK
It's way too fast to read
I love playing read-shit too fast!-rewind, pause!
The Doll family are very beautiful people and very poised!! High quality looking people and handsome people.
It bothers me they put them in a movie and called them a freaks so direspectful
There’s debate around this movie, but a lot of film scholars concur that it’s one of the most positive and humanising examples of Freak Shows in media, especially for such an old movie. The film actually shows the cast as individual people with real lives rather than just as attractions. That was a very rare thing in those days, and really even now. To this day it’s rare that we see people with physical disabilities and abnormalities in popular media, and even rarer that those characters are treated as individuals. It’s also important to note that the concept of what “freak” means, the connotations, the stigma, etc has such a long history that them having the title of “freak” can’t necessarily be judged by our standards.
Space Bat they shouldn’t be calling anyone freaks tho
XxtrouvaillixX today we would (I hope) not call them that. But this was made 90 years ago when the term freak was “acceptable”.
Space Bat which was wrong
Like for deary Pinhead....
I couldn't read it you really went too fast just had to give up
😰😰😰😰 شوووو
oh my I cant keep up!!!!!!! Slow it down please, maybe include narration
Way too fast to read man!!!!!
Movie make
So creepy😒😱😵💫
So they made them a joke for everyone to watch?? It should be a forbidden movie forever
no the end up taking care of what they don't like in the movie that's why some people consider it a horror movie it shows there strong and can take care of there selves
+Ronnie Pierce watch the movie and see + even if it shows the as ones who can take care of themselves, people are getting creeped out feeling pity for them. It's wrong man
Yea they did a lotta wrong things in the past , but it was also the only way they were able to make money and I know some were probably treated like shit but some earned enuff money to live pretty comfortable when they retired
+Ronnie Pierce fair enough 👍🏾
Desert leopard I've watched the movie and the deleted scenes that haven't been lost and like I said they get there revenge when they castrate the big man and turn the woman , can't remember either of there names into the duck woman for some reason on UA-cam they cut even what they edited it to at the end off