Phineas Taylor Barnum
Michael Crawford
Phineas Taylor Barnum
Barnum
“The Prince of Humbug gives you a musical tour of his life!”
6.8
1986
1h 53m
MusicTV Movie
Director: Terry Hughes
Overview
Barnum the musical traces Phineas Taylor Barnum's career from 1835 to 1881 when he joined James A. Bailey to form the circus which was called The Greatest Show on Earth. Barnum is a defender of "the noble art of humbug" with a philosophy, and has a free wheeling ambition to make a fortune. He buys the oldest woman in the world, named Joyce Heath, as a sideshow attraction. Barnum builds a museum of curiosities supported by his wife Charity, who would like him to settle down.
Cast
Charity 'Chairy' Barnum
Eileen Battye
Charity 'Chairy' Barnum
The Ringmaster
Michael Heath
The Ringmaster
Jenny Lind
Christina Collier
Jenny Lind
Joice Heth
Sharon Benson
Joice Heth
Tom Thumb
Paul Miller
Tom Thumb
Ensemble
Peter Barbour
Ensemble
Ensemble
Sue Barbour
Ensemble
Ensemble
Michael Cantwell
Ensemble
Ensemble
Perry Davey
Ensemble
Ensemble
James Francis Johnston
Ensemble
Ensemble
Graham Fawcett
Ensemble
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