Although it has been erroneously reported that Diana Gaylen dubbed Virginia Bruce's singing voice, it was actually Francia White.
Wallace Beery's second screen portrayal as Barnum, the first being a brief appearance in "A Lady's Morals" (1930) starring Grace Moore as Jenny Lind.
Film debut of 'Ian Wolfe'.
Wallace Beery had a circus background. In 1902, at age 16, he joined the Ringling Brothers Circus as an assistant to the elephant trainer. He left two years later after a leopard clawed his arm. (Ringling Brothers merged with the Barnum & Bailey Circus in 1919.)
Susanne Leach's debut.