The Greatest Show on Earth
(1952)

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

Released: 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

as Holly

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Cornel Wilde

as The Great Sebastian

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Charlton Heston

as Brad Braden

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Dorothy Lamour

as Phyllis

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Gloria Grahame

as Angel

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James Stewart

as Buttons

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Henry Wilcoxon

as FBI Agent Gregory

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Lyle Bettger

as Klaus

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Lawrence Tierney

as Mr. Henderson

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Emmett Kelly

as Himself

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Cucciola

as Cucciola

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Robert Carson

as The Ringmaster

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John Kellogg

as Harry

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Julia Faye

as Birdie

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Cecil B. DeMille

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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John Ringling North

as Himself

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Lou Jacobs

as Himself (clown)

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Brad Jackson

as Reporter at RIngside

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Frank Wilcox

as Doctor

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Lillian Albertson

as Buttons' mother

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