The Greatest Show on Earth
"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.
Director
Cecil B. DeMille
Languages
English, Russian
Status
Released
Budget
$4,000,000
Box Office
$36,000,000
Who's In It
Betty Hutton
Holly
Cornel Wilde
The Great Sebastian
Charlton Heston
Brad Braden
Dorothy Lamour
Phyllis
Gloria Grahame
Angel
James Stewart
Buttons
Henry Wilcoxon
Agent Gregory
Lyle Bettger
Klaus
Lawrence Tierney
Mr. Henderson
Emmett Kelly
Emmett Kelly
John Ringling North
John Ringling North
John Kellogg
Harry
John Ridgely
Assistant Manager
Frank Wilcox
Doctor
Lillian Albertson
Buttons' Mother
Julia Faye
Birdie
Cecil B. DeMille
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Picked-pocket Customer (uncredited)
Davison Clark
Sam (uncredited)
Dorothy Adams
Sam's Wife (uncredited)
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