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“Freaks” (1932) in 16mm Film at One of SF’s Oldest Movie Theaters (Balboa Theater)

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Monday, January 20, 2025 - 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Cost: $15
Balboa Theater | 3630 Balboa Street, San Francisco, CA, 94121

Event Details

Watch a very old-school movie in 16MM at one of San Francisco’s most historic movie theaters. Located at 3630 Balboa Street, in San Francisco’s Outer Richmond, the Balboa Theater opened February 27, 1926.

The film is “Freaks” (1932) made just a few years after the Balboa opened. It’s the controversial pre-Code drama horror film that, according to legend, caused people to run out of the MGM test screenings and fainting.

A circus’ beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.

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Cost: $15
Categories: *Top Pick*, In Person, Movies
Venue: Balboa Theater
Address: 3630 Balboa Street, San Francisco, CA, 94121