The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
The Heartbeat Story of Circus People, Filmed with the Cooperation of Ringling Bros. - Barnum and Bailey Circus!
152 min
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
- December 19, 1952
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Victor Young
- Budget
- $4,000,000
- Box office
- $36,000,000
Where to watch
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Trailer
Soundtrack
Songs from the movieThe Greatest Show On Earth1952 · 8 tracks
- The Greatest Show On Earth · The Paramount Studio Band
- Only A Rose · The Paramount Studio Band
- Lovely Luawana Lady · The Paramount Studio Band
- Be A Jumping Jack · The Paramount Studio Band
- Popcorn And Lemonade · The Paramount Studio Band
- A Picnic In The Park - Sing A Happy Song · The Paramount Studio Band
- Dream Lover · The Paramount Studio Band
- Stand By March · The Paramount Studio Band
Cast
- 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' A Clown
- Henry Wilcoxon as FBI Agent Gregory
- Lyle Bettger as Klaus
- Lawrence Tierney as Mr. Henderson
- Emmett Kelly as Emmett Kelly
- John Kellogg as Harry
- John Ridgely as Assistant Manager
- Frank Wilcox as Doctor
- Robert Carson as The Ringmaster
- Julia Faye as Birdie
- Cecil B. DeMille as Narrator (voice) (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)
Crew
- Cecil B. DeMille · Director
- Fredric M. Frank · Writer
- Barré Lyndon · Writer
- Theodore St. John · Writer
- Frank Cavett · Writer
- Cecil B. DeMille · Producer
- Victor Young · Composer
- George Barnes · Cinematographer
- Anne Bauchens · Editor