The Greatest Show on Earth
Cecil B. DeMille1952-02-16
The Heartbeat Story of Circus People, Filmed with the Cooperation of Ringling Bros. - Barnum and Bailey Circus!
6.3
152 min
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
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Betty Hutton | Holly | Unowned |
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Cornel Wilde | The Great Sebastian | Unowned |
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Charlton Heston | Brad Braden | Unowned |
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Dorothy Lamour | Phyllis | Unowned |
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Gloria Grahame | Angel | Unowned |
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James Stewart | Buttons | Unowned |
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Henry Wilcoxon | FBI Agent Gregory | Unowned |
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Lyle Bettger | Klaus | Unowned |
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Lawrence Tierney | Mr. Henderson | Unowned |
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Emmett Kelly | Himself | Unowned |
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Cucciola | Cucciola | Unowned |
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Robert Carson | The Ringmaster | Unowned |
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John Kellogg | Harry | Unowned |
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Julia Faye | Birdie | Unowned |
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Cecil B. DeMille | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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John Ringling North | Himself | Unowned |
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Lou Jacobs | Himself (clown) | Unowned |
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Brad Jackson | Reporter at RIngside | Unowned |
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Frank Wilcox | Doctor | Unowned |
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Lillian Albertson | Buttons' mother | Unowned |
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Milton Kibbee | Picked-pocket Customer | Unowned |
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Davison Clark | Sam, game customer | Unowned |
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Dorothy Adams | Sam's Wife (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Arthur Q. Bryan | Ice-Cream Eating Spectator | Unowned |
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Bess Flowers | Spectator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bing Crosby | Spectator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bob Hope | Spectator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Mona Freeman | Spectator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Kathleen Freeman | Spectator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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William Boyd | Hopalong Cassidy (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Beverly Washburn | Little Girl Spectator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Lee Aaker | Little Boy Spectator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Erville Alderson | Spectator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Oliver Blake | Spectator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Franklyn Farnum | Spectator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Nancy Gates | Spectator | Unowned |
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Bob Crosby | Spectator | Unowned |
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John Ridgely | Assistant Manager | Unowned |
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Lane Chandler | Dave (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Edmond O'Brien | Midway Barker at End (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Eric Alden | Canvas Man (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Noel Neill | Noel (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Syd Saylor | Circus Barker (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Chuck Hamilton | Ambulance Driver (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Daisy Earles | Midget | Unowned |
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Luce Potter | Midget | Unowned |
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Angelo Rossitto | Dwarf | Unowned |
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Antoinette Concello | Antoinette Concello | Unowned |
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Tuffy Genders | Tuffy Genders | Unowned |
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Kay Wiley | Unowned | |
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Lillian O'Malley | Spectator | Unowned |