July 8, 1932 –
Tod Browning’s groundbreaking shockfest Freaks, featuring genuine carnival sideshow performers, opened at the Rialto theater in New York on this date.
Cast member Olga Roderick, the bearded lady, later denounced the film and regretted her involvement in it. Although Roderick was the most vocal in her dislike of the movie, many of the cast members expressed their disdain. Only Johnny Eck seems to have praised the film throughout his life.
The Haus of Dcaligari 