The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
The Heartbeat Story of Circus People, Filmed with the Cooperation of Ringling Bros. - Barnum and Bailey Circus!
Synopsis
To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though this moves his girlfriend Holly from her hard-won center trapeze spot. Holly and Sebastian begin a dangerous one-upmanship duel in the ring, while he pursues her on the ground.
Cast
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Betty Hutton
as Holly
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Cornel Wilde
as The Great Sebastian
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Charlton Heston
as Brad Braden
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Dorothy Lamour
as Phyllis
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Gloria Grahame
as Angel
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James Stewart
as Buttons
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Henry Wilcoxon
as Agent Gregory
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Lyle Bettger
as Klaus
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Lawrence Tierney
as Mr. Henderson
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Emmett Kelly
as Emmett Kelly
- Cucciola as Cucciola
- Antoinette Concello as Antoinette Concello
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John Ringling North
as John Ringling North
- Tuffy Genders as Tuffy Genders
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John Kellogg
as Harry
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John Ridgely
as Assistant Manager
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Frank Wilcox
as Doctor
- Robert Carson as The Ringmaster
Crew
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Cecil B. DeMille
Director
- George Barnes Director of Photography
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Anne Bauchens
Editor
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Victor Young
Original Music Composer
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Cecil B. DeMille
Producer
- Fredric M. Frank Screenplay
- Theodore St. John Screenplay
- Barré Lyndon Screenplay
