The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

Drama Romance

Storyline: 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: 1952-02-16

Original Language: en

Original Title: The Greatest Show on Earth

Status: Released

Runtime: 152 minutes

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

Rating: (250 votes)

Budget: $4,000,000

Revenue: $36,000,000

Production Companies: Paramount Pictures

Spoken Languages: English, Pусский

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Cast Members

Betty Hutton

Betty Hutton (Holly)

6.01%

Cornel Wilde

Cornel Wilde (The Great Sebastian)

13.04%

Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston (Brad Braden)

44.33%

Dorothy Lamour

Dorothy Lamour (Phyllis)

30.92%

Gloria Grahame

Gloria Grahame (Angel)

12.62%

James Stewart

James Stewart (Buttons)

50.19%

Henry Wilcoxon

Henry Wilcoxon (FBI Agent Gregory)

19.32%

Lyle Bettger

Lyle Bettger (Klaus)

9.86%

Lawrence Tierney

Lawrence Tierney (Mr. Henderson)

26.41%

Emmett Kelly

Emmett Kelly (Himself)

3.70%

Cucciola

Cucciola (Cucciola)

1.00%

Robert Carson

Robert Carson (The Ringmaster)

5.38%

John Kellogg

John Kellogg (Harry)

10.30%

Julia Faye

Julia Faye (Birdie)

14.23%

Cecil B. DeMille

Cecil B. DeMille (Narrator (voice) (uncredited))

23.28%

John Ringling North

John Ringling North (Himself)

1.00%

Lou Jacobs

Lou Jacobs (Himself (clown))

1.00%

Brad Jackson

Brad Jackson (Reporter at RIngside)

1.00%

Frank Wilcox

Frank Wilcox (Doctor)

26.78%

Lillian Albertson

Lillian Albertson (Buttons' mother)

12.02%

Milton Kibbee

Milton Kibbee (Picked-pocket Customer)

10.61%

Davison Clark

Davison Clark (Sam, game customer)

3.47%

Dorothy Adams

Dorothy Adams (Sam's Wife (uncredited))

12.94%

Arthur Q. Bryan

Arthur Q. Bryan (Ice-Cream Eating Spectator)

9.04%

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers (Spectator (uncredited))

29.90%

Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby (Spectator (uncredited))

14.21%

Bob Hope

Bob Hope (Spectator (uncredited))

23.80%

Mona Freeman

Mona Freeman (Spectator (uncredited))

20.12%

Kathleen Freeman

Kathleen Freeman (Spectator (uncredited))

26.78%

William Boyd

William Boyd (Hopalong Cassidy (uncredited))

16.32%

Beverly Washburn

Beverly Washburn (Little Girl Spectator (uncredited))

18.53%

Lee Aaker

Lee Aaker (Little Boy Spectator (uncredited))

8.23%

Erville Alderson

Erville Alderson (Spectator (uncredited))

4.65%

Oliver Blake

Oliver Blake (Spectator (uncredited))

9.32%

Franklyn Farnum

Franklyn Farnum (Spectator (uncredited))

9.80%

Nancy Gates

Nancy Gates (Spectator)

11.47%

Bob Crosby

Bob Crosby (Spectator)

4.85%

John Ridgely

John Ridgely (Assistant Manager)

10.54%

Lane Chandler

Lane Chandler (Dave (uncredited))

9.01%

Edmond O'Brien

Edmond O'Brien (Midway Barker at End (uncredited))

15.97%

Eric Alden

Eric Alden (Canvas Man (uncredited))

2.62%

Noel Neill

Noel Neill (Noel (uncredited))

6.13%

Syd Saylor

Syd Saylor (Circus Barker (uncredited))

10.18%

Chuck Hamilton

Chuck Hamilton (Ambulance Driver (uncredited))

7.73%

Daisy Earles

Daisy Earles (Midget)

9.47%

Luce Potter

Luce Potter (Midget)

1.00%

Angelo Rossitto

Angelo Rossitto (Dwarf)

13.09%

Antoinette Concello

Antoinette Concello (Antoinette Concello)

1.00%

Tuffy Genders

Tuffy Genders (Tuffy Genders)

1.00%

Kay Wiley

Kay Wiley ()

3.35%

Lillian O'Malley

Lillian O'Malley (Spectator)

2.06%

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