The Greatest Show on Earth
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.
Release Date:
1952-02-16
Runtime:
152 minutes
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Starring:
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
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Cucciola
as Cucciola
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Antoinette Concello
as Antoinette Concello
John Ringling North
as John Ringling North
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Tuffy Genders
as Tuffy Genders
John Kellogg
as Harry
John Ridgely
as Assistant Manager
Frank Wilcox
as Doctor
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Robert Carson
as The Ringmaster
Lillian Albertson
as Buttons' Mother
Julia Faye
as Birdie
Cecil B. DeMille
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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Lou Jacobs
as Clown (uncredited)
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Brad Jackson
as Ringside Reporter (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
as Picked-pocket Customer (uncredited)
Davison Clark
as Sam (uncredited)
Dorothy Adams
as Sam's Wife (uncredited)
Arthur Q. Bryan
as Ice-Cream Eating Spectator (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
as Spectator (uncredited)
Bing Crosby
as Spectator (uncredited)
Bob Hope
as Spectator (uncredited)