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The Mighty Barnum is a 1934 film starring Wallace Beery as P.T. Barnum. The movie was written by Gene Fowler and Bess Meredyth, adapted from their play of the same name, and directed by Walter Lang. Beery had played Barnum four years earlier in A Lady's Morals, a highly fictionalized biography of singer Jenny Lind.
The Mighty Barnum: Directed by Walter Lang. With Wallace Beery, Adolphe Menjou, Virginia Bruce, Rochelle Hudson. The comic exploits of confidence trickster and showman P.T. Barnum from his early days through to the creation of The Greatest Show on Earth.
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- Biography, Comedy
- Walter Lang
- 1935-04-17
In 1935, scenes of Barnum and Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth are presented. One hundred years earlier in New York City, P. T. Barnum, the proprietor of a general store, upsets his wife Nancy by continually buying freaks of nature, such as a stuffed two-headed calf and a three-headed frog.
- Walter Lang, Freddie Fox, Charles Hall
- Wallace Beery
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.
The Mighty Barnum. P.T. Barnum (Wallace Beery) promotes Gen. Tom Thumb and Jenny Lind (Virginia Bruce), then forms a circus with Bailey (Adolphe Menjou).
- Walter Lang
- Biography
- Wallace Beery, Adolphe Menjou, Virginia Bruce
The Mighty Barnum (1934) Directed by Walter Lang. Genres - Biography, Comedy | Sub-Genres - Biographical Film | Run Time - 87 min. | AllMovie Rating. 5 ...
The Mighty Barnum (1934) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
