The read
It runs a compact 1h 27m.
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Walter LangDirector
- Bess MeredythScreenplay
- Gene FowlerScreenplay
- Alfred NewmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Wallace BeeryPhineas T. Barnum
- Adolphe MenjouBailey Walsh
- Virginia BruceJenny Lind
- Rochelle HudsonEllen
- Janet BeecherNancy Barnum
- Tammany YoungTodd
- Herman BingFarmer Schultz
- Lucille La VerneJoice Heth
- George BrasnoGen. Tom Thumb
- Olive BrasnoLavinia Thumb
- May BoleyBearded Lady
- May BoleyJ. P. Skiff
Stills
Themes
biographyhistorical figure