The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
February 16, 1952Release Date
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
February 16, 1952Release Date


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Cast & Crew.

Betty Hutton
Holly

Cornel Wilde
The Great Sebastian

Charlton Heston
Brad Braden

Dorothy Lamour
Phyllis

Gloria Grahame
Angel

James Stewart
Buttons

Henry Wilcoxon
FBI Agent Gregory / Associate Producer

Lyle Bettger
Klaus

Lawrence Tierney
Mr. Henderson

Emmett Kelly
Himself

Cucciola
Cucciola

Robert Carson
The Ringmaster

John Kellogg
Harry

Julia Faye
Birdie

Cecil B. DeMille
Narrator (voice) (uncredited) / Director / Producer

John Ringling North
Himself / Technical Advisor

Lou Jacobs
Himself (clown)

Brad Jackson
Reporter at RIngside

Frank Wilcox
Doctor

Lillian Albertson
Buttons' mother

Milton Kibbee
Picked-pocket Customer

Davison Clark
Sam, game customer

Dorothy Adams
Sam's Wife (uncredited)

Arthur Q. Bryan
Ice-Cream Eating Spectator

Bess Flowers
Spectator (uncredited)

Bing Crosby
Spectator (uncredited)

Bob Hope
Spectator (uncredited)

Mona Freeman
Spectator (uncredited)

Kathleen Freeman
Spectator (uncredited)

William Boyd
Hopalong Cassidy (uncredited)

Beverly Washburn
Little Girl Spectator (uncredited)

Lee Aaker
Little Boy Spectator (uncredited)

Erville Alderson
Spectator (uncredited)

Oliver Blake
Spectator (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum
Spectator (uncredited)

Nancy Gates
Spectator

Bob Crosby
Spectator

John Ridgely
Assistant Manager

Lane Chandler
Dave (uncredited)

Edmond O'Brien
Midway Barker at End (uncredited)

Eric Alden
Canvas Man (uncredited)

Noel Neill
Noel (uncredited)

Syd Saylor
Circus Barker (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

Daisy Earles
Midget

Luce Potter
Midget

Angelo Rossitto
Dwarf

Antoinette Concello
Antoinette Concello

Tuffy Genders
Tuffy Genders

Lillian O'Malley
Spectator

Theodore St. John
Screenplay / Story

Fredric M. Frank
Screenplay / Story

Polly Burson
Stunts

Frank Cavett
Story

Barré Lyndon
Screenplay

George Barnes
Director of Photography

Anne Bauchens
Editor

Jack Gariss
Additional Writing

Walter H. Tyler
Art Direction

J. Peverell Marley
Additional Photography

Dorothy Jeakins
Costume Design

Edward Salven
Assistant Director

Hal Pereira
Art Direction

Harry Lindgren
Sound Recordist
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Details.
Release DateFebruary 16, 1952
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 32m
Content RatingNR
Budget$4,000,000
Box Office$36,000,000
Filming LocationsPhiladelphia, United States
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
The Greatest Show on Earth is a 1952 American drama film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille, shot in Technicolor and released by Paramount Pictures. Set in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, the film stars Betty Hutton and Cornel Wilde as trapeze artists competing for the center ring and Charlton Heston as the circus manager. James Stewart also stars as a mysterious clown who never removes his makeup, and Dorothy Lamour and Gloria Grahame also play supporting roles.
In addition to the actors, the real Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey's Circus' 1951 troupe appears in the film with its complement of 1,400 people, hundreds of animals and 60 railroad cars of equipment and tents. The actors learned their circus roles and participated in the acts. The film's storyline is supported by lavish production values, actual circus acts and documentary-style views into the complex logistics behind big-top circuses.
The film won two Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Story, and was nominated for Best Costume Design, Best Director and Best Film Editing. It also won Golden Globe Awards for Best Cinematography, Best Director and Best Motion Picture – Drama.
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