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The Greatest Show on Earth poster

The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)

The Heartbeat Story of Circus People, Filmed with the Cooperation of Ringling Bros. - Barnum and Bailey Circus!

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.

Release: 1952-02-16
Runtime: 152 min
Rating: 6.323 / 10
Cast
Betty Hutton
Betty Hutton
Holly
Cornel Wilde
Cornel Wilde
The Great Sebastian
Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston
Brad Braden
Dorothy Lamour
Dorothy Lamour
Phyllis
Gloria Grahame
Gloria Grahame
Angel
James Stewart
James Stewart
Buttons
Henry Wilcoxon
Henry Wilcoxon
FBI Agent Gregory
Lyle Bettger
Lyle Bettger
Klaus
Lawrence Tierney
Lawrence Tierney
Mr. Henderson
Emmett Kelly
Emmett Kelly
Himself
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Cucciola
Cucciola
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Robert Carson
The Ringmaster
John Kellogg
John Kellogg
Harry
Julia Faye
Julia Faye
Birdie
Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil B. DeMille
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
John Ringling North
John Ringling North
Himself
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Lou Jacobs
Himself (clown)
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Brad Jackson
Reporter at RIngside