The Mighty Barnum

The Mighty Barnum

The Mighty Barnum

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The Mighty Barnum

1934

1h 27m

4.3(2 votes)

Comedy

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.

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10 featured cast members

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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

Creative team

Directed by: Walter Lang
Written by: Bess Meredyth
Gene Fowler
Produced by: Darryl F. Zanuck

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