| The Mighty Barnum | |
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| Directed by | Walter Lang |
| Written by | Gene Fowler (play and screenplay) Bess Meredyth (play and screenplay) John Huston (uncredited) |
| Produced by | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Starring | Wallace Beery Adolphe Menjou Virginia Bruce Rochelle Hudson |
| Cinematography | J. Peverell Marley |
| Edited by | Barbara McLean |
| Music by | Alfred Newman |
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Mighty Barnum is a 1934 film directed by Walter Land and starring Wallace Beery [1] as P.T. Barnum. The movie was written by Gene Fowler and Bess Meredyth, adapted from their play of the same name. [2] Beery had played Barnum four years earlier in A Lady's Morals , a highly fictionalized biography of singer Jenny Lind. The supporting cast features Adolphe Menjou, Virginia Bruce as Jenny Lind, and Rochelle Hudson. [3]
