Barnum Was Right Explained

Barnum Was Right
Director:	Del Lord
Producer:	Carl Laemmle Jr.
Cinematography:	Jerome Ash
Studio:	Universal Pictures
Distributor:	Universal Pictures
Runtime:	57 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Barnum Was Right is a 1929 American comedy film directed by Del Lord and starring Glenn Tryon, Merna Kennedy and Basil Radford.^[1] Along with the sound version, the film was also released in a silent version for theatres not wired for sound. At present only the silent version exists, whilst the sound version is presumed lost.^[2]

Cast

• Glenn Tryon as Freddie Farrell
• Merna Kennedy as Miriam Locke
• Otis Harlan as Samuel Locke
• Basil Radford as Standish
• Clarence Burton as Martin
• Lew Kelly as Harrison
• Isabelle Keith as Phoebe O'Dare
• Gertrude Sutton as Sarah
• Louise Beavers as Maid

See also

• List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)

Bibliography

• Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

Notes and References

1. Munden p.39
2. Web site: Progressive Film List: Barnum Was Right. October 18, 2009. Silent Era.