Carnival

You'll Laugh with 'Em and at 'Em!

Duration: 77 min
Release date: 1935-02-15
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"Chick" Thompson is a puppet-master in a traveling carnival whose wife dies in childbirth and leaves him with an infant son he names "Poochy." His father-in-law and the baby's grandfather sues him for custody of the baby and Chick takes his son and hides out for a couple of years. He joins his former assistants, Daisy and "Fingers", in a circus act only to find that the persistent grandfather is still on his trail.

Romance Comedy

Carnival

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Lee Tracy
Lee Tracy
as Chick Thompson
Sally Eilers
Sally Eilers
as Daisy
Jimmy Durante
Jimmy Durante
as Fingers
Florence Rice
Florence Rice
as Miss Holbrook
Thomas E. Jackson
Thomas E. Jackson
as Mac
Dickie Walters
Dickie Walters
as Poochy
Beverly Jean Gardner
Beverly Jean Gardner
as Baby
Gene O'Brien
Gene O'Brien
as
Billy Smith
Billy Smith
as
John Aasen
John Aasen
as Circus Giant
Ernie Adams
Ernie Adams
as Barker (uncredited)
Betty Alden
Betty Alden
as Nurse
Oscar Apfel
Oscar Apfel
as Mr. Lawson
Jessie Arnold
Jessie Arnold
as Woman
Lucille Ball
Lucille Ball
as Nurse (uncredited)
Helen Barclay
Helen Barclay
as Nurse
T. Roy Barnes
T. Roy Barnes
as Salesman
Arthur Belasco
Arthur Belasco
as Guard
Stanley Blystone
Stanley Blystone
as Detective (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
Wade Boteler
as Sheriff
George Brasno
George Brasno
as Midget
Olive Brasno
Olive Brasno
as Midget
Sheila Bromley
Sheila Bromley
as Puppet Assistant
Burr Caruth
Burr Caruth
as Justice of the Peace
Ricardo Lord Cezon
Ricardo Lord Cezon
as Baby
Inez Courtney
Inez Courtney
as Girl
Helen Dickson
Helen Dickson
as Woman (uncredited)
Helen Jerome Eddy
Helen Jerome Eddy
as Dr. Hodges
Jim Farley
Jim Farley
as Detective
Eddie Fetherston
Eddie Fetherston
as Barker
Budd Fine
Budd Fine
as Fireman
Mabel Forrest
Mabel Forrest
as Woman
Brenda Fowler
Brenda Fowler
as Baby Judge
Gladys Gale
Gladys Gale
as Baby Judge (uncredited)
A.R. Haysel
A.R. Haysel
as Conductor
Howard Hickman
Howard Hickman
as Doctor
Paul Hurst
Paul Hurst
as Policeman
William Irving
William Irving
as Waiter (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
Selmer Jackson
as Baby Judge
Gladys Joyner
Gladys Joyner
as Woman
Fred Kelsey
Fred Kelsey
as Bit Part
Violet Knights
Violet Knights
as Small Town Woman
Isabel La Mal
Isabel La Mal
as Woman
Edward LeSaint
Edward LeSaint
as Hospital Superintendent
Lucien Littlefield
Lucien Littlefield
as Minor Role
J.P. Lockney
J.P. Lockney
as Small Town Man
Eva McKenzie
Eva McKenzie
as Mother
Doris McMahan
Doris McMahan
as Girl
Arthur Millett
Arthur Millett
as Los Angeles Cop
Frank Mills
Frank Mills
as Barker (uncredited)
Geneva Mitchell
Geneva Mitchell
as Nurse
Ada Mae Moore
Ada Mae Moore
as Snake Charmer
Lee Moran
Lee Moran
as Barker
Edward Mundin
Edward Mundin
as Technical Advisor
Vester Pegg
Vester Pegg
as Small Town Man
Evelyn Pierce
Evelyn Pierce
as Girl
Frank Rico
Frank Rico
as Clown
Charles Sabin
Charles Sabin
as Intern
C. Montague Shaw
C. Montague Shaw
as Baby Judge
Dorothy Shearer
Dorothy Shearer
as Woman
Kathryn Sheldon
Kathryn Sheldon
as Woman
Cora Beach Shumway
Cora Beach Shumway
as Woman
Bert Starkey
Bert Starkey
as Barker
Ben Taggart
Ben Taggart
as Policeman
Phil Tead
Phil Tead
as Barker
Billie Van Every
Billie Van Every
as Girl
Marie Wells
Marie Wells
as Woman
Lillian West
Lillian West
as Nurse
Cecil Weston
Cecil Weston
as Small Town Woman
Bert Wilson
Bert Wilson
as Tattooed Man
Lillian Worth
Lillian Worth
as Half Man-Half Woman
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