The Hilton sisters with Wallace Ford in Freaks
Posted on 01/06/2019 8:43:03 AM PST by Rummyfan
Fifty years ago, in Charlotte, North Carolina, the most famous Siamese twins of the 20th century failed to report for their shift at the grocery store where they had worked for most of the previous decade. On January 4th 1969, the door was forced, and Violet and Daisy Hilton were found dead from the Hong Kong flu. Daisy died first, and for two to four days Violet, sharing the same circulatory system, lay next to her conjoined sister, until the influenza consumed her too. They were sixty years old, and had lived a helluva life.Fifty years ago, in Charlotte, North Carolina, the most famous Siamese twins of the 20th century failed to report for their shift at the grocery store where they had worked for most of the previous decade. On January 4th 1969, the door was forced, and Violet and Daisy Hilton were found dead from the Hong Kong flu. Daisy died first, and for two to four days Violet, sharing the same circulatory system, lay next to her conjoined sister, until the influenza consumed her too. They were sixty years old, and had lived a helluva life.
Violet and Daisy weren't Siamese, of course, but English, born in a room above the Queen's Head pub in Brighton in 1908 to an unwed barmaid, and delivered by the landlady. The Hilton sisters went on to star in a memorable film by Tod Browning (director of the Bela Lugosi Dracula) and to inspire in the 1990s at least two stage musicals. The first, 20 Fingers, 20 Toes, opened off-Broadway in 1990 and was full of lines like "When it comes to dancing, you girls got four left feet." The second musical, Side Show, came and went on Broadway a few seasons later and featured a lot of noisy three-legged tap-dancing.
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The Hilton sisters with Wallace Ford in Freaks
I have seen Freaks. It was a disaster at the box office because it “freaked out” the audience. But it’s a masterpiece of horror. See it if you can!
I have seen Freaks.
Me, too. Lots. Just have to watch fake news msm.
We have our very own freaks this year in the democratically controlled house, get out the popcorn for the remake!
Styn certainly has a way with words.
Absolutely agree. Freaks is a great movie.
ComDem Freaks Bump!
The Movie,,,
Yep, I got it. The movie Freaks.
But the ComDem Freaks are real.
There were levels of Steyn’s assessment that were ‘ too much information’.....Truly!
And their Mom is drop dead gorgeous!
But that's an entirely different story
Yup,
I remember a thread about it
and it was Interesting.
The Current strain,,,
Not so much.
That film was more or less banned for decades. Seldom appears on TV.
Do you mean the Hensel twins? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abby_and_Brittany_Hensel
Suprised he did not include, The Incredible Two-Headed Transplant?
Or maybe, The Incredible Two-Headed Transplant?
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Gooba Gabba,
We accept You,
We Accept You!
That’s all I got to Say.
The movie trailer for Freaks is as far as I can go.
Thanks for observation.
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