CARNY is an intimate, gritty and poetic adventure following the lives of 'carnys' - traveling fairground workers whose experiences are outside the normalcy of most North Americans.
Carny is of 1 hour(s) and 15 minute(s). It is Produced By: . It was released on 2008-06-02.
Genres: Documentary
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Conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton were once the cream of the sideshow crop. Taught to sing and dance at an early age, the winsome duo ascended through the early 20th-century vaudeville circuit as a side attraction before a cascade of unscrupulous management and harsh mistreatment brought their careers tumbling down. This engrossing glimpse into a bygone era is filled with fascinating interviews and rare archival footage.
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