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The Mighty Barnum

Walter Lang

1934 • 1h 27m

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.

The Mighty Barnum

Cast

Wallace Beery

Wallace BeeryPhineas T. Barnum

Adolphe Menjou

Adolphe MenjouBailey Walsh

Virginia Bruce

Virginia BruceJenny Lind

Rochelle Hudson

Rochelle HudsonEllen

Janet Beecher

Janet BeecherNancy Barnum

Tammany Young

Tammany YoungTodd

Herman Bing

Herman BingFarmer Schultz

Lucille La Verne

Lucille La VerneJoice Heth

George BrasnoGen. Tom Thumb

Olive BrasnoLavinia Thumb

May Boley

May BoleyBearded Lady

May Boley

May BoleyJ. P. Skiff

Ian Wolfe

Ian WolfeSwedish consul

Davison Clark

Davison ClarkHorace Greeley

George MacQuarrie

George MacQuarrieDaniel Webster

Crew

Walter Lang

Walter LangDirector

Bess Meredyth

Bess MeredythScreenplay

Darryl F. Zanuck

Darryl F. ZanuckProducer

Barbara McLean

Barbara McLeanEditor

Allen McNeil

Allen McNeilEditor

Alfred Newman

Alfred NewmanOriginal Music Composer

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