Poster for The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

1952, drama, love

152 minutes

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...

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Cast

Betty Hutton

Betty Hutton

Holly

Cornel Wilde

Cornel Wilde

The Great Sebastian

Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Brad Braden

Dorothy Lamour

Dorothy Lamour

Phyllis

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

Himself

Cucciola

Cucciola

Robert Carson

The Ringmaster

John Kellogg

John Kellogg

Harry

Julia Faye

Julia Faye

Birdie

Cecil B. DeMille

Cecil B. DeMille

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Lou Jacobs

Himself (clown)

Brad Jackson

Reporter at RIngside

Frank Wilcox

Frank Wilcox

Doctor

Lillian Albertson

Lillian Albertson

Buttons' mother

Milton Kibbee

Milton Kibbee

Picked-pocket Customer

Davison Clark

Davison Clark

Sam, game customer

Dorothy Adams

Dorothy Adams

Sam's Wife (uncredited)

Arthur Q. Bryan

Arthur Q. Bryan

Ice-Cream Eating Spectator

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Spectator (uncredited)

Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby

Spectator (uncredited)

Bob Hope

Bob Hope

Spectator (uncredited)

Mona Freeman

Mona Freeman

Spectator (uncredited)

Kathleen Freeman

Kathleen Freeman

Spectator (uncredited)

William Boyd

William Boyd

Hopalong Cassidy (uncredited)

Beverly Washburn

Beverly Washburn

Little Girl Spectator (uncredited)

Lee Aaker

Little Boy Spectator (uncredited)

Erville Alderson

Erville Alderson

Spectator (uncredited)

Oliver Blake

Oliver Blake

Spectator (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

Franklyn Farnum

Spectator (uncredited)

Nancy Gates

Nancy Gates

Spectator

Bob Crosby

Spectator

John Ridgely

John Ridgely

Assistant Manager

Lane Chandler

Lane Chandler

Dave (uncredited)

Edmond O'Brien

Edmond O'Brien

Midway Barker at End (uncredited)

Eric Alden

Eric Alden

Canvas Man (uncredited)

Noel Neill

Noel Neill

Noel (uncredited)

Syd Saylor

Syd Saylor

Circus Barker (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

Chuck Hamilton

Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

Daisy Earles

Midget

Luce Potter

Midget

Antoinette Concello

Antoinette Concello

Tuffy Genders

Tuffy Genders

Crew

Art

Hal Pereira

Art direction

Walter H. Tyler

Art direction

Sam Comer

Sam Comer

Set decoration

Ray Moyer

Set decoration

Camera

Costume and make-up

Edith Head

Edith Head

Costume design

Dorothy Jeakins

Costume design

Crew

Directing

Cecil B. DeMille

Cecil B. DeMille

Director

Editing

Anne Bauchens

Anne Bauchens

Editor

Production

Henry Wilcoxon

Henry Wilcoxon

Associate producer

Cecil B. DeMille

Cecil B. DeMille

Producer

Sound

Victor Young

Victor Young

Original music composer

Harry Lindgren

Sound recordist

John Cope

Sound recordist

Writing

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