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.

Cast

Lee Tracy, Sally Eilers, Jimmy Durante, Florence Rice, Thomas E. Jackson, Dickie Walters, Beverly Jean Gardner, Gene O'Brien

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What is "Carnival" about?

"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.

When was "Carnival" released?

Carnival was released in 1935.

Who stars in "Carnival"?

The cast includes Lee Tracy, Sally Eilers, Jimmy Durante, Florence Rice.