The Greatest Show on Earth

The Heartbeat Story of Circus People, Filmed with the Cooperation of Ringling Bros. - Barnum and Bailey Circus!

Duration: 152 min
Release date: 1952-02-16
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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.

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