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The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) - film review

  Cecil B. DeMille Drama / Family / Romancestars 3
Summary
The Greatest Show on Earth is an American romantic film drama first released in 1952, directed by Cecil B. DeMille.  The film stars Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde, Charlton Heston, Dorothy Lamour and Gloria Grahame.  It has also been released under the title: Cecil B. DeMille’s The Greatest Show on Earth.  Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Credits
  • Director: Cecil B. DeMille
  • Script: Fredric M. Frank, Theodore St. John, Frank Cavett, Barré Lyndon
  • Photo: George Barnes
  • Music: Victor Young
  • Cast: Betty Hutton (Holly), Cornel Wilde (The Great Sebastian), Charlton Heston (Brad Braden), Dorothy Lamour (Phyllis), Gloria Grahame (Angel), Henry Wilcoxon (FBI Agent Gregory), Lyle Bettger (Klaus), Lawrence Tierney (Mr. Henderson), Emmett Kelly (Himself), Cucciola (Himself), Antoinette Concello (Herself), John Ringling North (Himself), Tuffy Genders (Himself), John Kellogg (Harry), John Ridgely (Assistant manager), Frank Wilcox (Circus doctor), Robert Carson (Ringmaster), Lillian Albertson (Buttons’ mother), Julia Faye (Birdie), James Stewart (’Buttons’ A Clown), Lou Jacobs (Himself (clown)), The Alzanas (Themselves), Trisco (Himself), The Flying Artonys (Themselves), Lilo Juston (Herself), The Chaludis (Themselves), The Idnavis (Themselves), The Realles (Themselves), The Fredonias (Themselves), Luciana Friedel (Themselves), Buzzy Potts (Himself), Ernie Burch (Himself), Felix Adler (Himself), Paul Jerome (Himself), Miss Patricia (Herself), Eddie Kohl (Himself), Tiebor’s Sea Lions (Themselves), Mroczkowski’s Liberty Horses (Themselves), The Zoppes (Themselves), Bones Brown (Himself), Fay Alexander (Himself), The Flying Concellos (Themselves), Lola Dobritch (Herself), The Henadas (Themselves), Christy and Gorilla (Themselves), Tonito (Himself), The Bokaras (Themselves), Prince Paul (Himself), Jimmy Armstrong (Himself), Paul Horompo (Himself), Paul Jung (Himself), Charley Bell (Himself), Gilbert Reichert (Himself), C.H. Lindsey (Himself), Peterson’s Dogs (Themselves), Rix’s Bears (Themselves), Arthur Burson (Himself), La Norma (Herself), Jeanne Sleeter (Herself), Bill Snyder (Himself), The Flying Comets (Themselves), Veronica Martell (Herself), Miss Loni (Herself), The Romigs (Themselves), Rusty Parent (Himself), The Maxellos (Themselves), Martha Hunter (Herself), Truzzi (Himself), Eugene Scott (Himself), James Barnes (Himself), Merle Evans (Himself (circus bandleader)), Frank McClosky (Himself), Mike Petrillo (Himself), Peter Grace (Himself), Bob Reynolds (Himself), George Werner (Himself), Lee Aaker (Boy), Dorothy Adams (Sam’s Wife), Erville Alderson (Spectator), Stanley Andrews (Man), Ross Bagdasarian (Man), Vicki Bakken (Vicki), Mary Bezemes, Oliver Blake (Spectator), William Boyd (Hopalong Cassidy), Bobby Burns (Spectator), Paul E. Burns (Spectator), Lonnie Burr (Boy Spectator), Bruce Cameron (Bruce), Iphigenie Castiglioni (Herself), Lane Chandler (Dave), Ken Christy (Tightrope Act Spectator), Davison Clark (Sam), Lydia Clarke (Circus girl), Rus Conklin (Rus), John Crawford (Circus Attendant), Dorothy Crider (Dorothy), Bing Crosby (Spectator), Cecil B. DeMille (Narrator), Lester Dorr (Midway Game barker), Gloria Drew (Ann), Jimmie Dundee (Utility man), Claude Dunkin (Claude), Rosemary Dvorak (Rosemary), Franklyn Farnum (Spectator), Mary Field (Woman), Norman Field (Truesdale), Bess Flowers (Spectator), Kathleen Freeman (Woman), Mona Freeman (Spectator), Nancy Gates (Spectator), Everett Glass (Board member), Greta Granstedt (Woman), Dolores Hall, Scott H. Hall, William Hall (Bill), Peter Hansen (Spectator), Charmienne Harker (Charmienne), Bradford Hatton (Osborne), Jimmy Hawkins (Boy Spectator), Bob Hope (Spectator), Adele Cook Johnson (Mable), Brad Johnson (Reporter), Lorna Jordon (Lorna), Milton Kibbee (Pickpocket Victim), Mona Knox (Mona), Fred Kohler Jr. (Train Fireman), Ethan Laidlaw (Hank), Herbert Lytton (Foreman), Anthony Marsh (Tony), Gay McEldowney (Gay), Peggy McKim (Girl at circus), John Merton (Chuck), Gertrude Messinger (Gertrude), Patricia Michon (Patricia), Clarence Nash (Spectator), Howard Negley (Truck boss), Noel Neill (Noel), Ottola Nesmith, David Newell, Judy Nugent (Little girl), Edmond O’Brien (Midway barker), John Parrish (Jack Lawson), Hugh Prosser (Hugh), Keith Richards (Circus attendant), William J. Riley (Policeman), Robert W. Rushing (Policeman), Syd Saylor (Circus barker), Robert St. Angelo, Roland Tiebor (Himself (sea lion trainer)), Dale Van Sickel (Man in train wreck), Beverly Washburn (Little girl spectator), Josephine Whittell, Alberto Zoppe (Himself (trick rider))
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 152 min
  • Aka: Cecil B. DeMille’s The Greatest Show on Earth
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