Stuff You Missed in History Class cover image

Tod Browning, Part 1

Stuff You Missed in History Class

00:00

Browning's Circus Career

Browning worked in a variety of jobs with the circus, including being a magician's assistant, a clown, a contortionist and even a barker. His most impressive turn may have been his stent traveling through the southern united states as the hypnotic living corpse. This show was shut down and fined, though, because it violated the sabbath while they were in Indiana. And that just put a total end to brownie'ss circus career.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app