Comedy · United States of America · 1934 · 1h 27m

The Mighty Barnum

Director

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

Crew

J. Peverell Marley — Director of Photography Barbara McLean — Editor Allen McNeil — Editor Alfred Newman — Original Music Composer Gene Fowler — Screenplay Bess Meredyth — Screenplay

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

biography historical figure

Key Collaborators

Walter Lang Director J. Peverell Marley Director of Photography Barbara McLean Editor Allen McNeil Editor Alfred Newman Original Music Composer Gene Fowler Screenplay Bess Meredyth Screenplay Darryl F. Zanuck Producer Omar Kiam Costume Design

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