---
title: 'The Gladiator (1938)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Edward Sedgwick'
released: '1938-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-gladiator-1938'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030186/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Gladiator (1938)

1938 · Fantasy · United States


## Synopsis

The Gladiator is a 1938 American fantasy comedy film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Joe E. Brown, Dickie Moore and June Travis. The movie is an adaptation of Philip Gordon Wylie's 1930 novel Gladiator, which is often credited with having influenced the creation of Superman.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Edward Sedgwick](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-sedgwick)
- **Screenplay:** [Philip Wylie](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-wylie)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Victor Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-young)
- **Producer:** [David L. Loew](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-l-loew)
- **Director of Photography:** [George Schneiderman](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-schneiderman)

## Cast

- [Milton Kibbee](https://cinepixo.com/people/milton-kibbee)
- [Harrison Greene](https://cinepixo.com/people/harrison-greene)
- [Man Mountain Dean](https://cinepixo.com/people/man-mountain-dean)
- [Joe E. Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-e-brown)
- [Charles C. Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-c-wilson)
- [Frank Mills](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-mills)
- [Charles Sullivan](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-sullivan)
- [Marjorie Kane](https://cinepixo.com/people/marjorie-kane)
- [Eddie Kane](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-kane)
- [Robert Kent](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-kent)
- [Edward LeSaint](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-lesaint)
- [Jack Mulhall](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-mulhall)
- [Lucien Littlefield](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucien-littlefield)
- [Don Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-douglas)
- [William Gould](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-gould)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-gladiator-1938
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