''Carnival'' is a 1935 American
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Walter Lang
Walter Lang (August 10, 1896 – February 7, 1972) was an American film director.
Early life
Walter Lang was born in Tennessee. As a young man he went to New York City where he found clerical work at a movie studio, film production company. The ...
and starring
Jimmy Durante
James Francis Durante ( , ; February 10, 1893 – January 29, 1980) was an American comedian, actor, singer, vaudevillian, and pianist. His distinctive gravelly speech, Lower East Side accent, comic language-butchery, jazz-influenced song ...
and
Sally Eilers
Dorothea Sally Eilers (December 11, 1908 – January 5, 1978) was an American actress.
Early life
Eilers was born in New York City to a Jewish-American mother, Paula (or Pauline) Schoenberger, and a German-American father, Hio Peter Eilers ( ...
.
The film also includes a young
Lucille Ball
Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an American actress, comedienne and producer. She was nominated for 13 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning five times, and was the recipient of several other accolades, such as the Golden ...
in a small uncredited role as a nurse.
Cast
*Lee Tracy as Chick Thompson
*Sally Eilers as Dasiy
*Jimmy Durante as Fingers
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Florence Rice
Florence Davenport Rice (February 14, 1907 – February 23, 1974) was an American film actress.
Early years
Florence Davenport Rice was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the only child of the noted sportswriter Grantland Rice and Fannie Katherine ...
as Miss Holbrook
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Thomas E. Jackson as Mac
*Dickie Walters as Poochy (as John Richard Walters)
References
External links
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1935 films
Films directed by Walter Lang
Columbia Pictures films
Films with screenplays by Robert Riskin
1935 romantic comedy films
American romantic comedy films
American black-and-white films
1930s American films
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