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The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
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The Greatest Show on Earth

1952Directed by Cecil B. DeMille2h 32m

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.

  • Drama
  • Romance

Cast

  • Betty Hutton as Holly
  • Cornel Wilde as The Great Sebastian
  • Charlton Heston as Brad Braden
  • Dorothy Lamour as Phyllis
  • Gloria Grahame as Angel
  • James Stewart as Buttons
  • Henry Wilcoxon as Agent Gregory
  • Lyle Bettger as Klaus
  • Lawrence Tierney as Mr. Henderson
  • Emmett Kelly as Emmett Kelly
  • Cucciola as Cucciola
  • Antoinette Concello as Antoinette Concello
  • John Ringling North as John Ringling North
  • Tuffy Genders as Tuffy Genders
  • John Kellogg as Harry
  • John Ridgely as Assistant Manager

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