the cast of both the stage musical and the film (made nearly three decades later), the two productions have very different plots, utilizing much of the same score, and the characters' names were changed in the film. However, one piece of stage business from the stage musical was repeated in the film: In both versions, Durante is working for a cash-strapped circus when its assets are seized by creditors. Durante attempts to sneak his beloved elephant Jumbo off the circus grounds, only to be confronted by a sheriff, who demands: "Where you going with that elephant?" Caught red-handed, Durante blithely replies, "What elephant?" References External links Internet Broadway Database listing Joe Leblang Flyer promoting Durantes' "Jumbo" on Broadway 1935 musicals Broadway musicals Musicals by Rodgers and Hart Fiction set in circuses