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)
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