Watch The Mighty Barnum (1934) Official Trailer
4.3 / 10 IMDb December 23, 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.
Director
Runtime
1h 27m
Release Date
December 23, 1934
Genre
Comedy
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
Wallace Beery
as Phineas T. Barnum
Adolphe Menjou
as Bailey Walsh
Virginia Bruce
as Jenny Lind
Rochelle Hudson
as Ellen
Janet Beecher
as Nancy Barnum
Tammany Young
as Todd
Herman Bing
as Farmer Schultz
Lucille La Verne
as Joice Heth
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George Brasno
as Gen. Tom Thumb
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Olive Brasno
as Lavinia Thumb
May Boley
as Bearded Lady
May Boley
as J. P. Skiff
Ian Wolfe
as Swedish consul
Davison Clark
as Horace Greeley
George MacQuarrie
as Daniel Webster
Charles Judels
as Maitre D'Hotel
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Mark Strong
as Man in Museum (uncredited)
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Robert Dunbar
as Mr. Vanderbilt (uncredited)
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Martin Turner
as Cannibal Man
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Susanne Leach
as Old Dowager (uncredited)
Production Companies
20th Century Pictures
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