The Mighty Barnum

Duration: 87 min

Release date: 1934-12-23

IMDB

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.

Comedy

The Mighty Barnum

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as Phineas T. Barnum

as Bailey Walsh

Rochelle Hudson

Rochelle Hudson

as Nancy Barnum

as Farmer Schultz

Lucille La Verne

Lucille La Verne

as Gen. Tom Thumb

as Lavinia Thumb

as Bearded Lady

as Swedish consul

as Horace Greeley

George MacQuarrie

George MacQuarrie

as Daniel Webster

as Maitre D'Hotel

as Man in Museum (uncredited)

as Mr. Vanderbilt (uncredited)

as Cannibal Man

as Old Dowager (uncredited)

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Darryl F. Zanuck

Darryl F. Zanuck

Roger Heman Sr.

Roger Heman Sr.

J. Peverell Marley

J. Peverell Marley

Director of Photography

Original Music Composer

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