Traveling Sideshow: Shocked and Amazed!(2003)
Based on and around James Taylor's book series Shocked and Amazed! On and Off the Midway, this documentary sets out to preserve sideshow history and pay tribute to the great performers and human oddities of past and present. Carnival and circus sideshow history is explored through historical footage, photos and recent interviews featuring the likes of Ward Hall, Bobby Reynolds, Joe Coleman and The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus.
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Based on and around James Taylor's book series Shocked and Amazed! On and Off the Midway, this documentary sets out to preserve sideshow history and pay tribute to the great performers and human oddities of past and present. Carnival and circus sideshow history is explored through historical footage, photos and recent interviews featuring the likes of Ward Hall, Bobby Reynolds, Joe Coleman and The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus.
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2003-01-01
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