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Carnival

1935

77 minutes

RomanceComedy

Overview

"Chick" Thompson is a puppet-master in a traveling carnival whose wife dies in childbirth and leaves him with an infant son he names "Poochy." His father-in-law and the baby's grandfather sues him for custody of the baby and Chick takes his son and hides out for a couple of years. He joins his former assistants, Daisy and "Fingers", in a circus act only to find that the persistent grandfather is still on his trail.

Top Cast

Lee Tracy headshot

Lee Tracy

Chick Thompson

Sally Eilers headshot

Sally Eilers

Daisy

Jimmy Durante headshot

Jimmy Durante

Fingers

Florence Rice headshot

Florence Rice

Miss Holbrook

Thomas E. Jackson headshot

Thomas E. Jackson

Mac

Dickie Walters headshot

Dickie Walters

Poochy

Beverly Jean Gardner headshot

Beverly Jean Gardner

Baby

Gene O'Brien headshot

Gene O'Brien

Billy Smith headshot

Billy Smith

John Aasen headshot

John Aasen

Circus Giant

Ernie Adams headshot

Ernie Adams

Barker

Betty Alden headshot

Betty Alden

Nurse

Oscar Apfel headshot

Oscar Apfel

Mr. Lawson

Jessie Arnold headshot

Jessie Arnold

Woman

Lucille Ball headshot

Lucille Ball

Nurse

Helen Barclay headshot

Helen Barclay

Nurse

T. Roy Barnes headshot

T. Roy Barnes

Salesman

Arthur Belasco headshot

Arthur Belasco

Guard

Stanley Blystone headshot

Stanley Blystone

Detective

Wade Boteler headshot

Wade Boteler

Sheriff

George Brasno headshot

George Brasno

Midget

Olive Brasno headshot

Olive Brasno

Midget

Sheila Bromley headshot

Sheila Bromley

Puppet Assistant

Burr Caruth headshot

Burr Caruth

Justice of the Peace

Ricardo Lord Cezon headshot

Ricardo Lord Cezon

Baby

Inez Courtney headshot

Inez Courtney

Girl

Helen Dickson headshot

Helen Dickson

Woman

Helen Jerome Eddy headshot

Helen Jerome Eddy

Dr. Hodges

Jim Farley headshot

Jim Farley

Detective

Eddie Fetherston headshot

Eddie Fetherston

Barker

Budd Fine headshot

Budd Fine

Fireman

Mabel Forrest headshot

Mabel Forrest

Woman

Brenda Fowler headshot

Brenda Fowler

Baby Judge

Gladys Gale headshot

Gladys Gale

Baby Judge (uncredited)

A.R. Haysel headshot

A.R. Haysel

Conductor

Howard Hickman headshot

Howard Hickman

Doctor

Paul Hurst headshot

Paul Hurst

Policeman

William Irving headshot

William Irving

Waiter

Selmer Jackson headshot

Selmer Jackson

Baby Judge

Gladys Joyner headshot

Gladys Joyner

Woman

Fred Kelsey headshot

Fred Kelsey

Bit Part

Violet Knights headshot

Violet Knights

Small Town Woman

Isabel La Mal headshot

Isabel La Mal

Woman

Edward LeSaint headshot

Edward LeSaint

Hospital Superintendent

Lucien Littlefield headshot

Lucien Littlefield

Minor Role

J.P. Lockney headshot

J.P. Lockney

Small Town Man

Eva McKenzie headshot

Eva McKenzie

Mother

Doris McMahan headshot

Doris McMahan

Girl

Arthur Millett headshot

Arthur Millett

Los Angeles Cop

Frank Mills headshot

Frank Mills

Barker

Geneva Mitchell headshot

Geneva Mitchell

Nurse

Ada Mae Moore headshot

Ada Mae Moore

Snake Charmer

Lee Moran headshot

Lee Moran

Barker

Edward Mundin headshot

Edward Mundin

Technical Advisor

Vester Pegg headshot

Vester Pegg

Small Town Man

Evelyn Pierce headshot

Evelyn Pierce

Girl

Frank Rico headshot

Frank Rico

Clown

Charles Sabin headshot

Charles Sabin

Intern

C. Montague Shaw headshot

C. Montague Shaw

Baby Judge

Dorothy Shearer headshot

Dorothy Shearer

Woman

Kathryn Sheldon headshot

Kathryn Sheldon

Woman

Cora Beach Shumway headshot

Cora Beach Shumway

Woman

Bert Starkey headshot

Bert Starkey

Barker

Ben Taggart headshot

Ben Taggart

Policeman

Phil Tead headshot

Phil Tead

Barker

Billie Van Every headshot

Billie Van Every

Girl

Marie Wells headshot

Marie Wells

Woman

Lillian West headshot

Lillian West

Nurse

Cecil Weston headshot

Cecil Weston

Small Town Woman

Bert Wilson headshot

Bert Wilson

Tattooed Man

Lillian Worth headshot

Lillian Worth

Half Man-Half Woman