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The Mighty Barnum
Released: December 23, 1934 (1934)
Runtime: 87 minutes
Genres: Comedy
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Lucille La Verne as Joice Heth
Age at release: 62
- Janet Beecher as Nancy Barnum
Age at release: 50
- Wallace Beery as Phineas T. Barnum
Age at release: 49
- Tammany Young as Todd
Age at release: 48
- Herman Bing as Farmer Schultz
Age at release: 45
- Adolphe Menjou as Bailey Walsh
Age at release: 44
- Virginia Bruce as Jenny Lind
Age at release: 24
- Rochelle Hudson as Ellen
Age at release: 18
- George Brasno as Gen. Tom Thumb
Age at release: Unknown
- Olive Brasno as Lavinia Thumb
Age at release: Unknown
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- Robert Dunbar as Mr. Vanderbilt (uncredited)
Age at release: 76
- May Boley as Bearded Lady
Age at release: 53
- May Boley as J. P. Skiff
Age at release: 53
- Davison Clark as Horace Greeley
Age at release: 53
- Charles Judels as Maitre D'Hotel
Age at release: 52
- Martin Turner as Cannibal Man
Age at release: 52
- Mark Strong as Man in Museum (uncredited)
Age at release: 50
- Ian Wolfe as Swedish consul
Age at release: 38
- George MacQuarrie as Daniel Webster
Age at release: Unknown
- Susanne Leach as Old Dowager (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown