Freaks: Different, and United
Photo: MGM This film did not have a smooth beginning. During shooting, there were people working for MGM who were openly uncomfortable with having ”freaks”, performers with disabilities, on the…
Dracula: The Count Speaks
Bela Lugosi. Photo: Universal Nosferatu (1922) was an obvious, unsanctioned adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic novel ”Dracula” and the author’s widow successfully sued the German filmmakers. When Hollywood producer Carl…