The Mighty Barnum

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The Mighty Barnum

1934Movie1 h 27 min

53

MediocreGoodWatch score

53

MediocreGoodWatch score

Summary

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.

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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 65GoodWatch 54
IMDb6.5
Running time
1 h 27 min
Shorter than most comedies, −13 min on the typical 100
typical 10087
Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1934
December 23, 1934
92 years ago
Genre
Comedy
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
and 10 more
19 people
Directing · 1
Walter Lang Director
Writing · 2
Bess Meredyth Screenplay, Theatre Play
Gene Fowler Theatre Play, Screenplay
Production · 1
Darryl F. Zanuck Producer
Camera · 1
J. Peverell Marley Director of Photography
Editing · 2
Allen McNeil Editor
Barbara McLean Editor
Sound · 3
Alfred Newman Original Music Composer
Roger Heman Sr. Sound Engineer
Frank Maher Sound Engineer
Art · 1
Richard Day Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
Omar Kiam Costume Design

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