The Mighty Barnum
1934, English. Directed by Walter Lang.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Walter LangDirector
- 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
Details
- Released
- 23 December 1934
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Gene Fowler, Bess Meredyth
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The Mighty Barnum runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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The Mighty Barnum isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 December 1934. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Mighty Barnum?
The Mighty Barnum (1934) was directed by Walter Lang and stars Wallace Beery, Adolphe Menjou, Virginia Bruce.