Directed by:
Henry KingScreenplay:
Nunnally JohnsonComposer:
David ButtolphCast:
Henry Fonda, Linda Darnell, Dorothy Lamour, Guy Kibbee, Jane Darwell, John Carradine, Ted North, Roscoe Ates, Sarah Padden, Tully Marshall, Almira Sessions (more)Plots(1)
Henry Fonda plays Chad Hanna, a New York country bumpkin of the mid-nineteenth century who joins a travelling circus. He falls in love with beauteous bareback rider Dorothy Lamour, but she spurns him. Chad Hanna then finds himself attracted to another runaway, country girl Linda Darnell. Though everybody assumes that the boy is slow on the uptake, Chad Hanna manages to save the circus from financial ruin. He also secures the services of a trained elephant; when asked how he acquired such a prize, Chad laconically responds "I gave him half interest in the circus." A lightweight period piece, Chad Hanna is visually impressive. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Henry Fonda
USA
Best movies:
12 Angry Men (1957)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Fail-Safe (1964)
Linda Darnell
USA
Best movies:
The Song of Bernadette (1943)
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
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Dorothy Lamour
USA
Best movies:
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Guy Kibbee
USA
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Jane Darwell
USA
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John Carradine
USA
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The Invisible Man (1933)
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Ted North
USA
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Roscoe Ates
USA
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Sarah Padden
UK
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Tully Marshall
USA
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Almira Sessions
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Virginia Brissac
USA
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Si Jenks
USA
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Charles Middleton
USA
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Clarence Muse
USA
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Paul E. Burns
USA
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Harry Tenbrook
Norway
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Olin Howland
USA
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Blackie Whiteford
USA
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Dick Rich
USA
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