The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)

Released: 1952-02-16 Duration: 2hr 32min
Genres: Drama Romance
Rating 6.3
The Heartbeat Story of Circus People, Filmed with the Cooperation of Ringling Bros. - Barnum and Bailey Circus!

Overview

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.

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures

Additional Info

Budget $4,000,000.00
Revenue $36,000,000.00
Original Language en
Popularity 10.975

Directed By

Cecil B. DeMille

Crew

Screenplay
Fredric M. Frank
Screenplay
Theodore St. John
Stunts
Polly Burson
Director of Photography
George Barnes
Associate Producer
Henry Wilcoxon
Screenplay
Barré Lyndon
Additional Writing
Jack Gariss
Set Decoration
Sam Comer
Second Unit Director
Arthur Rosson
Art Direction
Walter H. Tyler
Technical Advisor
John Ringling North
Sound Recordist
John Cope
Additional Photography
J. Peverell Marley
Costume Design
Dorothy Jeakins
Additional Photography
W. Wallace Kelley
Set Decoration
Ray Moyer
Assistant Director
Edward Salven
Costume Design
Edith Head
Art Direction
Hal Pereira
Sound Recordist
Harry Lindgren
Original Music Composer
Victor Young
Makeup Supervisor
Wally Westmore

TOP CAST

Cornel Wilde
Cornel Wilde

The Great Sebastian

Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston

Brad Braden

Henry Wilcoxon
Henry Wilcoxon

FBI Agent Gregory

Lawrence Tierney
Lawrence Tierney

Mr. Henderson

Emmett Kelly
Emmett Kelly

Himself

Cucciola
Cucciola

Cucciola

Robert Carson
Robert Carson

The Ringmaster

Julia Faye
Julia Faye

Birdie

Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil B. DeMille

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Lou Jacobs
Lou Jacobs

Himself (clown)

Brad Jackson
Brad Jackson

Reporter at RIngside

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
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
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)

Luce Potter
Luce Potter

Midget

Antoinette Concello
Antoinette Concello

Antoinette Concello

Tuffy Genders
Tuffy Genders

Tuffy Genders

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