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Freaks (1932) - with Adrian Smith

Freaks (1932) - with Adrian Smith

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In this episode, Adam is joined by a REAL DOCTOR, Dr Adrian Smith - though he's a doctor of film studies, so if anyone gets sick on the plane. he'll only be able to talk to them about the in-flight entertainment. He's here to discuss controversial 1932 masterpiece Freaks, traditionally billed as a horror film ("containing some of the most terrifying scenes in film history" according to one modern reviewer), but is it? Or is it actually for the most part a comedy-drama about disability, exploitation and fitting in?



Adrian can be found on Twitter @retroramblings @thewildwildpod @SecondFeatures and his blog is here The Antonio Margheriti Blog (blogheriti.blogspot.com)


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Why not have a listen to our sibling podcast, RetroTube Archive Television Podcast, about old telly and such.


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