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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

Barnum Was Right is a 1929 American comedy film directed by Del Lord and starring Glenn Tryon, Merna Kennedy and Basil Radford. 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.

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)

References

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

Bibliography

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

External links

• Barnum Was Right at IMDb

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• Films with screenplays by Philip Bartholomae
• English-language comedy films
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