"The Prince of Humbug gives you a musical tour of his life!"26 December 1986Music, TV Movie113 mins
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.
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On an ocean liner, a nightclub singer tries to help a fellow American romance an English heiress who is being forced to return home to marry a man she doesn't love.
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Barnum Trailer 1986
Barnum Trailer 1986 Director: Lee Philips Starring: Burt Lancaster Hanna Schygulla Jenny Lind John Roney Sandor Raski Patty Maloney Official Content ...
Barnum Trailer 1986
Barnum the musical traces Phineas Taylor Barnum's career from 1835 to 1881 when he joined James A. Bailey to form the . Phineas T. Barnum looks back at his ...
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