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Tom Keene and Roscoe Ates in THE CHEYENNE KID (1933). Directed by Robert F. Hill.

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Buster Keaton, Jimmy Durante, Roscoe Ates, Henry Armetta, and Charles Dunbar What--No Beer? (1933)

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Olga Baclanova and Tod Browning on set of Freaks (1932)

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Now watching:

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Here are 10 things you should know about Roscoe Ates, born 129 years ago today. He was arguably the most successful comedic stutterer in American show biz history.

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Ten Top Comedians Including: Eddie Foy Jr. Alan Hale Jr. Walter Catlett. Leonid Kinskey. Gus Schilling. Irving Bacon. Fuzzy Knight. Roscoe Ates.

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woman in the dark, phil rosen 1934

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The Big Shot (The Optimist) (1931) Ralph Murphy and Edward Sedgwick

November 3rd 2024

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Freaks (1932) In einer Ausstellung erblick eine nichtsahnende Besucherin ein entstelltes Wessen, dessen Anblick sie in Schrecken versetzt. Der Film erlaubt einen Einblick in die Hintergrundgeschichte jener Entstellungen.

Die einst so schöne Trapezkünstlerin Cleopatra erfährt von ihrem heimlichen Verehrer, dem kleinwüchsigen Deutschen Hans. Beide arbeiten in einer Kuriositätenshow. Die Künstlerin möchte ihren Verehrer verführen und vergiften, um so sein üppiges Erbe zu erhalten.

Hans erfährt von dem fehlgeschlagenen Mordversuch seiner geliebten Cleopatra - gemeinsam mit den anderen Mitgliedern des Zirkus verübt er Rache an ihr. (9/10)

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Roscoe Ates (January 20, 1895 – March 1, 1962)

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f r e a k s, 1932 🎬 dir. tod browning 'The Wedding Banquet'

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a very special lhfw ! ! ! <3 roscoe stole the spotlight, sorry lewis

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Im watching the vod of Mousey and Rosco playing Hospital 666 and,, Rosco fukkin,,, drank moldy water,,,,,, my guy,,,,,, xD

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sleep cancelled. tummy ache

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June 26, 2023

By Nicolas Rapold

(New York Times) — Hollywood’s track record for portraying people with disabilities has been sketchy at best. There have been inspirational figures, noble martyrs and lovable oddballs — some of these performances garnering Academy Awards — but there aren’t a lot of people simply living their lives.

The search for truly resonant disability representation in the history of cinema is continuing, but over the decades, many scholars keep returning to a perhaps surprising touchstone: a 91-year-old film set in a circus.

Tod Browning’s most widely known work is “Dracula” (1931), starring Bela Lugosi, but the next year, he broke new ground with a movie featuring an extensive cast of actors with disabilities. Browning’s “Freaks” (available on most major platforms) centers on a close-knit group of circus sideshow performers who rally around a friend after he is betrayed by his lover, a trapeze artist.

Despite the sensationalist spectacle, the sense of both community and agency among the characters is noticeable, with a variety of experiences represented (some of them extremely rare onscreen). For example, Harry Earles, a little person who plays the betrayed lover, Hans, by some accounts told Browning about the original story, “Spurs,” that “Freaks” adapts; Frances O’Connor, who plays a member of the troupe, was born without arms and had toured with Ringling Brothers; and the performer known as Schlitzie is one of a few cast members with microcephaly.

“It was really appealing to see that they have a recognizable disability culture and they form a community,” Carrie Sandahl, head of the Program on Disability Art, Culture and Humanities at University of Illinois, Chicago, said of the film. “They stand up for each other and have their own insights and humor.” Sandahl co-wrote and co-produced “Code of the Freaks,” a 2020 documentary that surveyed disability representation in Hollywood and held up the Browning film as a rare bright spot.