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The Mighty Barnum (1934) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Walter Lang

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Gene Fowler ... (play)
Gene Fowler ... (screenplay)
John Huston ... (contract writer) (uncredited)
Bess Meredyth ... (play)
Bess Meredyth ... (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification  

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

Produced by 

William Goetz ... associate producer
Raymond Griffith ... associate producer
Darryl F. Zanuck ... producer

Music by 

Alfred Newman

Cinematography by 

J. Peverell Marley

Editing by 

Barbara McLean
Allen McNeil

Art Direction by 

Richard Day

Costume Design by 

Omar Kiam

Production Management 

Ed Ebele ... production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Fred Fox ... assistant director
Charles Hall ... assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Roger Heman Sr. ... sound
Frank Maher ... sound
Stanley Cooley ... mike man (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Kenneth Alexander ... still photographer (uncredited)
Harry Davis ... camera operator (uncredited)
Buzz Gibson ... grip (uncredited)
Louis Johnson ... gaffer (uncredited)
Matt Klosnick ... assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department 

Frances White ... singing voice: Virginia Bruce (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Emily Baldwin ... stand-in: Rochelle Hudson (uncredited)
Peggy Dale ... stand-in: Janet Beecher (uncredited)
Matt Gillman ... stand-in: Wallace Beery (uncredited)
Gale Mogul ... stand-in: Adolphe Menjou (uncredited)
Isabelle Sheridan ... stand-in: Virginia Bruce (uncredited)

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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