Billy Rose's Jumbo
1962 · Movie · NR · 127 min · ★ 6.0
Jimmy Durante, Doris Day and Martha Raye star in this big-screen portrayal of Rogers and Hart's Broadway musical about an all-out effort to save a struggling circus--Billy Rose's Jumbo. Pop Wonder's (Durante) gambling debts have put his circus in danger of default--an event completely unforeseen by Lulu (Martha Raye) the fortuneteller--and the circus has to sell its beloved elephant, Jumbo.
Also known as Jumbo
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Details
- Years
- 1962
- Release date
- 1962-12-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 127 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (21 votes)
Themes
- elephant
- circus
- musical
- based on play or musical
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment · 1963 · nominated
Cast & crew
Doris Day
as Kitty Wonder
Stephen Boyd
as Sam Rawlins
Jimmy Durante
as Anthony ('Pop') Wonder
Martha Raye
as Lulu
Dean Jagger
as John Noble
- JW
Joseph Waring
as Harry
- LW
Lynn Wood
as Tina
Charles Watts
as Ellis
James Chandler
as Parsons
Robert Burton
as Madison
Directed by Charles Walters