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The Mighty Barnum (1934)

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 27M

Director : Walter Lang
Writer : Gene Fowler, Bess Meredyth

Synopsis

20th Century Fox's highly fabricated film biography of circus showman P. T. Barnum stars Wallace Beery (as Barnum), Virginia Bruce (as Jenny Lind), Janet Beecher and Adolphe Menjou. Released in 1934.

Actors

Wallace Beery
Wallace Beery
Phineas T. Barnum
Adolphe Menjou
Adolphe Menjou
Bailey Walsh
Virginia Bruce
Virginia Bruce
Jenny Lind
Rochelle Hudson
Rochelle Hudson
Ellen
Janet Beecher
Janet Beecher
Nancy Barnum
Tammany Young
Tammany Young
Todd
Herman Bing
Herman Bing
Farmer Schultz
Lucille La Verne
Lucille La Verne
Joice Heth
George Brasno
George Brasno
Gen. Tom Thumb
Olive Brasno
Olive Brasno
Lavinia Thumb
May Boley
May Boley
Bearded Lady
May Boley
May Boley
J. P. Skiff
Ian Wolfe
Ian Wolfe
Swedish consul
Davison Clark
Davison Clark
Horace Greeley
George MacQuarrie
George MacQuarrie
Daniel Webster
Charles Judels
Charles Judels
Maitre D'Hotel
Mark Strong
Mark Strong
Man in Museum (uncredited)

Crews

Walter Lang
Walter Lang
Director
Gene Fowler
Gene Fowler
Screenplay
Gene Fowler
Gene Fowler
Theatre Play
Bess Meredyth
Bess Meredyth
Screenplay
Bess Meredyth
Bess Meredyth
Theatre Play
Darryl F. Zanuck
Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer
Barbara McLean
Barbara McLean
Editor
Allen McNeil
Allen McNeil
Editor
Richard Day
Richard Day
Art Direction
Omar Kiam
Omar Kiam
Costume Design
Roger Heman Sr.
Roger Heman Sr.
Sound Engineer
Frank Maher
Frank Maher
Sound Engineer
J. Peverell Marley
J. Peverell Marley
Director of Photography
Alfred Newman
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer

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