Barnum Was Right

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]

Directed byDel Lord

Written by

• Philip Bartholomae (play)
• John Meehan (play)
• Hutcheson Boyd
• Arthur Ripley
• Ewart Adamson

Produced byCarl Laemmle Jr.

Starring

• Glenn Tryon
• Merna Kennedy
• Basil Radford

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Barnum Was Right
Directed by	Del Lord
Written by	Philip Bartholomae (play) John Meehan (play) Hutcheson Boyd Arthur Ripley Ewart Adamson
Produced by	Carl Laemmle Jr.
Starring	Glenn Tryon Merna Kennedy Basil Radford
Cinematography	Jerome Ash
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	September 22, 1929 (1929-09-22)
Running time	57 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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