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The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
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The dramatic lives of trapeze artists, a clown, and an elephant trainer against a background of circus spectacle. Director:Cecil B. DeMille |
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Won 2 Oscars.
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Cast
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| Betty Hutton | ... | ||
| Cornel Wilde | ... | ||
| Charlton Heston | ... | ||
| Dorothy Lamour | ... |
Phyllis
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| Henry Wilcoxon | ... |
FBI Agent Gregory
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Lyle Bettger | ... |
Klaus
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| Lawrence Tierney | ... |
Mr. Henderson
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| Emmett Kelly | ... |
Himself
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Cucciola | ... |
Himself
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Antoinette Concello | ... |
Herself
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John Ringling North | ... |
Himself
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Tuffy Genders | ... |
Himself
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John Kellogg | ... |
Harry
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John Ridgely | ... |
Assistant Manager
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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. Subplots involve the secret past of Buttons the Clown and the efforts of racketeers to move in on the game concessions. Let the show begin! Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
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The Heartbeat Story of Circus People, Filmed with the Cooperation of Ringling Bros. - Barnum and Bailey Circus! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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Cecil B. DeMille's The Greatest Show on Earth See more »Box Office
Budget:
$4,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$14,000,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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Angel: Well, what do you want me to do, cry over him?
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(1860) (uncredited)
Music by Daniel Decatur Emmett
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Trivia
The movie is often cited as the least deserved Best Picture winner ever. It is widely believed the film only won because many members of the Academy were reluctant to vote for the anti-McCarthyite western High Noon, whose screenwriter Carl Foreman had just been blacklisted from Hollywood. See more »Goofs
Continuity: When the circus train is leaving to start the season, as it passes the priest performing the blessing, we see the car carrying Holly (clearly visible in the open door) pass twice - two nearly identical shots, one right after the other. See more »Quotes
Klaus: You always have a smile for that high-flying peacock.Angel: Well, what do you want me to do, cry over him?
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Soundtracks
" (I Wish I Was in) Dixie's Land"(1860) (uncredited)
Music by Daniel Decatur Emmett
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