{"id":1926,"date":"2008-07-05T00:14:25","date_gmt":"2008-07-04T23:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=1926"},"modified":"2010-11-29T20:49:36","modified_gmt":"2010-11-29T20:49:36","slug":"interview-simon-tatum-on-the-last-freak-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2008\/07\/05\/interview-simon-tatum-on-the-last-freak-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Simon Tatum on The Last Freak Show"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Last Freak Show<\/strong><\/a> is a short documentary directed by Simon Tatum<\/strong> that airs on More4<\/a> this Tuesday.<\/p>\n

It follows a musician named Jeffrey Marshall<\/a> who was born without arms or legs, his feet growing almost directly from his hips.<\/p>\n

Curious as to whether people come to his gigs for the music or to stare at a limbless man playing the bass guitar with his feet, he decided to explore his identity as a disabled performer by exhibiting himself in ‘The World of Wonders<\/a>‘ – the last remaining ‘freak show’ in America.<\/p>\n

It is run by Ward Hall<\/a>, a veteran who was on the road with the likes of Schlitzie the Pinhead<\/a> (made famous by Tod Browning<\/a>\u2019s 1932 film Freaks<\/a>), Sealo the Seal Boy<\/a>, Grace McDaniels: The Mule-Faced Woman<\/a>, Percilla the Monkey Girl<\/a> and countless others.<\/p>\n

Today, along with his business partner Chris Christ and 77 year-old dwarf Pete ‘Poobah’ Turhurne<\/a>, he runs the only surviving 10-in-1 freakshow in America<\/a>, the World of Wonders<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I recently spoke with Simon about the film and you can listen to the interview here:<\/p>\n[audio:http:\/\/filmdetail.receptionmedia.com\/Simon_Tatum_on_The_Last_Freak_Show.mp3]\n

You can download this interview as a podcast via iTunes by clicking here<\/a><\/p>\n

The Last Freak Show <\/strong>is on More4 this Tuesday at 8.30pm <\/em><\/p>\n

> Download this interview as an MP3 file<\/a>
\n> Check out Tuesday’s schedule for More4<\/a>
\n> Discuss documentaries, shows and films at the More4 Forum<\/a>
\n> The FourDocs section at Channel 4<\/a> and the other films showing in the First Cut strand<\/a>
\n> The film recently screened at the Chashama Film Festival in the US<\/a>
\n> See Jeffery<\/a> Marshall play with his band Supercool<\/a> and check them out at MySpace<\/a>
\n> New York Times article from 2006 on Ward Hall and The World of Wonders show
\n<\/a>> Find out more about the 1932 film ‘Freaks’ at Wikipedia
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