:19:02
"He can be better cared for
at home," she tells the doctors.
:19:06
He'll be looked after by her
and her lover Martin Geist--
:19:11
a businessman
and ex-carnival promoter.
:19:15
There is very little resistance
amongst the doctors...
:19:18
who are relieved to be rid
of the frustrating case.
:19:22
Only Dr. Fletcher cares
about Zelig as a human being.
:19:26
She insists he desperately needs
special care...
:19:29
but it is to no avail.
:19:31
No one was questioning
her legal right to Zelig.
:19:35
She was his half sister
and his guardian...
:19:38
but she had a strange
boyfriend called Geist.
:19:41
He'd been in jail
for real-estate fraud.
:19:45
He was selling
the same piece of property...
:19:48
to a lot of people.
:19:50
A Delaware Congressman
bought it twice.
:19:53
The crowds
that line the roads...
:19:55
to glimpse the human chameleon
tie up traffic for days.
:19:59
He's a sight to behold
for tourists and children.
:20:02
People from all over the country
fight for space...
:20:05
to peek at this new wonderment.
:20:17
Selling mementos
while her brother...
:20:19
is allowed
to be on exhibition...
:20:21
is only the beginning
for Ruth Zelig and Martin Geist.
:20:25
Admission is charged for
twice-daily demonstrations...
:20:28
of Leonard's stunning prowess.
:20:30
He does not disappoint...
:20:32
changing appearance
over and over upon demand.
:20:35
Overnight, he has become
an attraction, a novelty...
:20:39
a freak.
:20:42
In this 1935 film
based on the life of Zelig...
:20:46
called "The Changing Man"...
:20:49
the atmosphere
is best summed up.
:20:51
We can't give up
custody of Leonard.
:20:54
I know, if given the chance,
I can cure him.
:20:56
Even our attorney
says it's hopeless.