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  • The Mighty Barnum (1934)
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    85 min | Biography, Comedy
The Mighty Barnum (1934)
Approved
85 min | Biography, Comedy

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.
Director
Writers
Gene Fowler (play) (screenplay) | Bess Meredyth (play) (screenplay)
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
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Edit Released
Updated Dec 23, 1934

Release date
Dec 23, 1934 (United States)

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120 cast members
Name Known for
Wallace Beery
Phineas T. Barnum Phineas T. Barnum   See fewer
Adolphe Menjou
Bailey Walsh Bailey Walsh   See fewer
Virginia Bruce
Jenny Lind Jenny Lind   See fewer
Janet Beecher
Nancy Barnum Nancy Barnum   See fewer
Herman Bing
Farmer Schultz Farmer Schultz   See fewer
Lucille La Verne
Joice Heth Joice Heth   See fewer
George Brasno
Gen. Tom Thumb Gen. Tom Thumb   See fewer
Olive Brasno
Lavinia Thumb Lavinia Thumb   See fewer
Richard Brasno
Gilbert Gilbert   See fewer
May Boley
Bearded Lady Bearded Lady   See fewer
John Hyams
J. P. Skiff J. P. Skiff   See fewer
R.E. 'Tex' Madsen
Cardiff Giant Cardiff Giant   See fewer
Ian Wolfe
Swedish Consul Swedish Consul   See fewer
Davison Clark
Horace Greeley Horace Greeley   See fewer
George MacQuarrie
Daniel Webster Daniel Webster   See fewer
Charles Judels
Maitre d'Hotel Maitre d'Hotel   See fewer
Howard Hickman
Undetermined Role (scenes deleted) (as Howard C. Hickman) Undetermined Role (scenes deleted) (as Howard C. Hickman)   See fewer
Donald Meek
Undetermined Role (scenes deleted) Undetermined Role (scenes deleted)   See fewer
Samuel Adams
Collector (uncredited) Collector (uncredited)   See fewer
Lillian Adamson
Schoolteacher Type (uncredited) Schoolteacher Type (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Anderson
Hotel Porter (uncredited) Hotel Porter (uncredited)   See fewer
Sam Appel
Man at Dock (uncredited) Man at Dock (uncredited)   See fewer
Lou Archer
Customer (uncredited) Customer (uncredited)   See fewer
Franklyn Ardell
Sam (uncredited) Sam (uncredited)   See fewer
William Arnold
Publicity Man (uncredited) Publicity Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Gertrude Astor
Woman in Museum (uncredited) Woman in Museum (uncredited)   See fewer
Cornelius Ballard
Barnum's Driver (uncredited) Barnum's Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Leon Beaumon
Man in Museum (uncredited) Man in Museum (uncredited)   See fewer
Nadine Beresford
Cockney Scrub Woman (uncredited) Cockney Scrub Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Maurice Black
Imposter (uncredited) Imposter (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Bowen
Spieler (uncredited) Spieler (uncredited)   See fewer
Emilie Cabanne
Mrs. Astor (uncredited) Mrs. Astor (uncredited)   See fewer
E.H. Calvert
House Detective (uncredited) House Detective (uncredited)   See fewer
Allan Cavan
Man at Dock (uncredited) Man at Dock (uncredited)   See fewer
Naomi Childers
Woman in Museum (uncredited) Woman in Museum (uncredited)   See fewer
Theresa Maxwell Conover
Mrs. Waldo Astor (uncredited) Mrs. Waldo Astor (uncredited)   See fewer
James Cooley
Man at Dock (uncredited) Man at Dock (uncredited)   See fewer
John R. Coonan
Young Boy in Montage (uncredited) Young Boy in Montage (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Curtis
Man in Museum (uncredited) Man in Museum (uncredited)   See fewer
Margaret Daggett
Tart in Montage (uncredited) Tart in Montage (uncredited)   See fewer
Peggy Dale
Actress (uncredited) Actress (uncredited)   See fewer
Ida Darling
Woman at Dock (uncredited) Woman at Dock (uncredited)   See fewer
Howard Davies
Man at Dock (uncredited) Man at Dock (uncredited)   See fewer
Lester Dorr
Bellhop (uncredited) Bellhop (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Dunbar
Mr. Vanderbilt (uncredited) Mr. Vanderbilt (uncredited)   See fewer
Jimmie Dundee
Man in Museum (uncredited) Man in Museum (uncredited)   See fewer
Jolly Ethel
Fat Woman (uncredited) Fat Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Merle Farris
Woman on Dock (uncredited) Woman on Dock (uncredited)   See fewer
Pat Flaherty
Mike (uncredited) Mike (uncredited)   See fewer
Brenda Fowler
Mrs. Rhinelander-Fish (uncredited) Mrs. Rhinelander-Fish (uncredited)   See fewer
Sam Godfrey
Collector (uncredited) Collector (uncredited)   See fewer
Grace Goodall
Wife at Table (uncredited) Wife at Table (uncredited)   See fewer
Douglas Greer
Boy Fighting (uncredited) Boy Fighting (uncredited)   See fewer
Kit Guard
Tough Sailor (uncredited) Tough Sailor (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Hagney
Teamster (uncredited) Teamster (uncredited)   See fewer
Jane Hamilton
Mermaid (uncredited) Mermaid (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Hart
Man in Museum (uncredited) Man in Museum (uncredited)   See fewer
Jeanne Hart
Tough Broad (uncredited) Tough Broad (uncredited)   See fewer
Pat Hartigan
Man in Museum (uncredited) Man in Museum (uncredited)   See fewer
Henry Herbert
Man at Dock (uncredited) Man at Dock (uncredited)   See fewer
Wilbur Higby
Mr. Astor (uncredited) Mr. Astor (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Holmes
Teamster (uncredited) Teamster (uncredited)   See fewer
Sydney Jarvis
Man at Dock (uncredited) Man at Dock (uncredited)   See fewer
Cullen Johnson
Boy at Museum Door (uncredited) Boy at Museum Door (uncredited)   See fewer
John Lester Johnson
Black Attendant (uncredited) Black Attendant (uncredited)   See fewer
Dorian Johnston
Boy Fighting (uncredited) Boy Fighting (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Kipling
Man in Museum (uncredited) Man in Museum (uncredited)   See fewer
Ethan Laidlaw
Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Alice Lake
Woman in Museum (uncredited) Woman in Museum (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard LaMarr
Bellhop (uncredited) Bellhop (uncredited)   See fewer
Susanne Leach
Old Dowager (uncredited) Old Dowager (uncredited)   See fewer
Gus Leonard
Scissors Grinder (uncredited) Scissors Grinder (uncredited)   See fewer
Bert Lindley
Mayor of New York (uncredited) Mayor of New York (uncredited)   See fewer
Theodore Lorch
Bartender (uncredited) Bartender (uncredited)   See fewer
Clinton Lyle
Man at Dock (uncredited) Man at Dock (uncredited)   See fewer
Herta Lynd
Swedish Servant Girl (uncredited) Swedish Servant Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Murdock MacQuarrie
Husband at Table (uncredited) Husband at Table (uncredited)   See fewer
Teddy Mangean
Bellhop (uncredited) Bellhop (uncredited)   See fewer
Sidney Marion
Sword Swallower (uncredited) Sword Swallower (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Mayo
Man in Museum (uncredited) Man in Museum (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy McClain
Barnum's Footman (uncredited) Barnum's Footman (uncredited)   See fewer
Philo McCullough
Publicity Man (uncredited) Publicity Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank McGlynn Sr.
Barnum's Butler (uncredited) Barnum's Butler (uncredited)   See fewer
Greta Meyer
Jenny Lind's Maid (uncredited) Jenny Lind's Maid (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Mills
Man in Museum (uncredited) Man in Museum (uncredited)   See fewer
Ada Mae Moore
Snake Charmer (uncredited) Snake Charmer (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Morgan
Joe (uncredited) Joe (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank O'Connor
Bruiser / Man at Museum (uncredited) Bruiser / Man at Museum (uncredited)   See fewer
Maude Ogle
Woman in Museum (uncredited) Woman in Museum (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Panzer
Barber (uncredited) Barber (uncredited)   See fewer
Claude Payton
Spieler (uncredited) Spieler (uncredited)   See fewer
Bob Perry
Drayman (uncredited) Drayman (uncredited)   See fewer
Lon Poff
Grocer in Montage (uncredited) Grocer in Montage (uncredited)   See fewer
Hal Price
Banker in Montage (uncredited) Banker in Montage (uncredited)   See fewer
Frances Raymond
Matron in Montage (uncredited) Matron in Montage (uncredited)   See fewer
Matty Roubert
Bellhop (uncredited) Bellhop (uncredited)   See fewer
Christian Rub
Bit Part (uncredited) Bit Part (uncredited)   See fewer
Alexander Schoenberg
Musician on Boat (uncredited) Musician on Boat (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Semels
Man in Museum (uncredited) Man in Museum (uncredited)   See fewer
Floyd Shackelford
Black Man in Montage (uncredited) Black Man in Montage (uncredited)   See fewer
Mike Siebert
Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Bhogwan Singh
Hindu Fakir (uncredited) Hindu Fakir (uncredited)   See fewer
Bert Sprotte
Butcher in Montage (uncredited) Butcher in Montage (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Stoney
Man in Museum (uncredited) Man in Museum (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Strang
Drayman (uncredited) Drayman (uncredited)   See fewer
Mark Strong
Man in Museum (uncredited) Man in Museum (uncredited)   See fewer
Martin Turner
Cannibal Man (uncredited) Cannibal Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Dorothy Vernon
Woman at Dock (uncredited) Woman at Dock (uncredited)   See fewer
Frederick Vroom
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (uncredited) Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (uncredited)   See fewer
Max Wagner
Man in Museum (uncredited) Man in Museum (uncredited)   See fewer
Ethel Wales
Mrs. Wendell-Wendell (uncredited) Mrs. Wendell-Wendell (uncredited)   See fewer
Milton Wallace
Collector (uncredited) Collector (uncredited)   See fewer
Henry Wardell
Publicity Man (uncredited) Publicity Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy West
Man in Museum (uncredited) Man in Museum (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles West
Hotel Porter (uncredited) Hotel Porter (uncredited)   See fewer
Francia White
Jenny Lind (singing voice) (uncredited) Jenny Lind (singing voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Bert Wilson
Tattooed Man (uncredited) Tattooed Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Martin Zahn
Gambler in Montage (uncredited) Gambler in Montage (uncredited)   See fewer
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