The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
February 16, 1952Release Date
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
February 16, 1952Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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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
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 16, 1952
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 32m
Content RatingNR
Budget$4,000,000
Box Office$36,000,000
Filming LocationsPhiladelphia, United States of America
Genres
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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.