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The Mighty Barnum

The Mighty Barnum(1934)

December 23, 1934
1h 27m
Comedy
IMDb6.6106
TMDB0.51

Overview

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.

Director

Walter Lang

Writers

Gene Fowler, Bess Meredyth

Producer

Darryl F. Zanuck

Cast

Cast

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

Gen. Tom Thumb

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

Man in Museum (uncredited)

Robert Dunbar

Mr. Vanderbilt (uncredited)

Martin Turner

Cannibal Man

Susanne Leach

Old Dowager (uncredited)

Crew

Director

Walter Lang

Editor

Barbara McLean, Allen McNeil

Screenplay

Bess Meredyth, Gene Fowler

Producer

Darryl F. Zanuck

Director of Photography

J. Peverell Marley

Details

Original Language

en

Country

United States of America

Production

20th Century Pictures

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