Carnival 89 years old

You'll Laugh with 'Em and at 'Em!

Carnival

"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.

Credits

Carnival Cast

Name Character
Lucille Ball She was 23, 77 years old when she died as Nurse
Ernie Adams He was 49, 62 years old when he died as Barker
Sally Eilers She was 26, 69 years old when she died as Daisy
Jimmy Durante He was 42, 86 years old when he died as Fingers
Florence Rice She was 28, 67 years old when she died as Miss Holbrook
Lillian West She was 48, 84 years old when she died as Nurse
Sheila Bromley She was 23, 91 years old when she died as Puppet Assistant
William Irving He was 41, 50 years old when he died as Waiter
Selmer Jackson He was 46, 82 years old when he died as Baby Judge
Helen Jerome Eddy She was 37, 92 years old when she died as Dr. Hodges
Wade Boteler He was 46, 54 years old when he died as Sheriff
Stanley Blystone He was 40, 61 years old when he died as Detective
T. Roy Barnes He was 54, 56 years old when he died as Salesman
George Brasno He was 23, 70 years old when he died as Midget
Edward LeSaint He was 64, 69 years old when he died as Hospital Superintendent
Lucien Littlefield He was 39, 64 years old when he died as Minor Role
Oscar Apfel He was 57, 60 years old when he died as Mr. Lawson
Thomas E. Jackson He was 48, 81 years old when he died as Mac
Lillian Worth She was 50, 67 years old when she died as Half Man-Half Woman
Arthur Belasco as Guard
Jim Farley He was 27, 14 years old when he died as Detective
Lee Moran He was 46, 72 years old when he died as Barker
Budd Fine He was 40, 71 years old when he died as Fireman
Inez Courtney She was 26, 67 years old when she died as Girl
Helen Dickson She was 30, 51 years old when she died as Woman
Eddie Fetherston He was 38, 68 years old when he died as Barker
Burr Caruth He was 69, 87 years old when he died as Justice of the Peace
Fred Kelsey He was 50, 77 years old when he died as Bit Part
John Aasen He was 44, 48 years old when he died as Circus Giant
Brenda Fowler She was 51, 59 years old when she died as Baby Judge
Ben Taggart He was 45, 57 years old when he died as Policeman
J.P. Lockney He was 67, now 157 years old as Small Town Man
Kathryn Sheldon She was 55, 96 years old when she died as Woman
Eva McKenzie She was 45, 77 years old when she died as Mother
Lee Tracy He was 36, 70 years old when he died as Chick Thompson
C. Montague Shaw He was 52, 85 years old when he died as Baby Judge
Paul Hurst He was 39, now 50 years old as Policeman
Cecil Weston She was 45, 86 years old when she died as Small Town Woman
Geneva Mitchell She was 28, 42 years old when she died as Nurse
Violet Knights She was 40, 79 years old when she died as Small Town Woman
Phil Tead He was 41, 80 years old when he died as Barker
Olive Brasno She was 17, 80 years old when she died as Midget
Jessie Arnold She was 50, 70 years old when she died as Woman
Bert Starkey as Barker
Howard C. Hickman He was 55, 69 years old when he died as Doctor
Frank Mills (British actor) He was 6, now 95 years old as Barker

Carnival Crew

Name Department
Louis Silvers as Music. He was 45 (64) years old when He died Sound
Robert Riskin as Writer. He was 37 (58) years old when He died Writing
Allen G. Siegler as Cinematography. He was 42 (68) years old when He died Crew
Walter Lang as Director. He was 38 (75) years old when He died Directing
Carnival poster
Carnival (89 years)

You'll Laugh with 'Em and at 'Em!

  • Release day: Friday, February 15, 1935
  • Runtime: 77 minutes