@rinkydinkydoink You didn’t see all the controversy that occurred when there was a remake of Hans Christian Andersen’s "The Little Mermaid" with actress Halle Bailey ? People were really upset about it, conveniently forgetting that white actors have been playing the roles of Asians, Native Americans and other people of color since the beginning, including the roles of those who actually lived.
Fun fact: Kenneth Strickfaden doubles Karloff in the scene where Fu is holding the sword and running an electric current through it. In the first take, Strickfaden got shocked and was thrown across the room! He got up and dusted himself off....take 2 went as planned.
About watching the whole movie - for me it's simply a case of "seen one weird 1930s through 1940s monster or sci-fiish movie you've seen them all"
However, the fun facts are what make just about every movie more enjoyable. :)
Hard to believe - MGM producing Freaks? Yes sir. Until a few hours ago I didn't know MGM pulled it from theaters back then after so many complaints (about its tastelessness I suppose).
