"Freaks", 1932
Original Vintage Still Photo
Incredible
high contrast original 1932 photo of the sideshow people in the highly
controversial "Freaks". One of the best quality photos we have seen for
this film, not to mention the desirability of this group portrait .
Very Scarce ! Very good condition with borders trimmed, hence size is (7.5" X 9.5").
Freaks (MGM, 1932). Photo (7.5" X 9.5").
One
of the most banned films of all time, this story of circus freak show
denizens was originally to star Victor McLaglen and Jean Harlow. They
turned it down because of the horrid subject matter, a feeling shared by
MGM head Irving Thalberg. Even director Tod Browning had nightmares as
the film was shooting with real deformed circus performers. Any paper
from this film is very rare, especially the original 1932 release, like
this vintage gelatin silver, single weight, glossy photo.
We were fortunate to acquire five vintage 1932 photos from this film. See others below under “Also Recommended”. In addition, we also acquired all eight lobby cards from the 1949 release.
* Conway’s Vintage stamp NOT on original photo