
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Heartbeat Story of Circus People, Filmed with the Cooperation of Ringling Bros. - Barnum and Bailey Circus!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.
Description: 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.
Genres: Drama, Romance
Budget: $4,000,000 | Revenue : $36,000,000
Runtime: 152 minutes

From Here to Eternity

Viva Zapata!

Hamlet

Missing

Boxing Helena

Bend of the River

A Scene at the Sea

The Bells of St. Mary's

The Caddy

Annie Get Your Gun

Betty Hutton
Played Holly

Cornel Wilde
Played The Great Sebastian

Charlton Heston
Played Brad Braden

Dorothy Lamour
Played Phyllis

Gloria Grahame
Played Angel

James Stewart
Played Buttons

Henry Wilcoxon
Played FBI Agent Gregory

Lyle Bettger
Played Klaus

Lawrence Tierney
Played Mr. Henderson

Emmett Kelly
Played Himself
Cucciola
Played Cucciola
Robert Carson
Played The Ringmaster

John Kellogg
Played Harry

Julia Faye
Played Birdie

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

John Ringling North
Played Himself
Lou Jacobs
Played Himself (clown)
Brad Jackson
Played Reporter at RIngside

Frank Wilcox
Played Doctor

Lillian Albertson
Played Buttons' mother

Milton Kibbee
Played Picked-pocket Customer

Davison Clark
Played Sam, game customer

Dorothy Adams
Played Sam's Wife (uncredited)

Arthur Q. Bryan
Played Ice-Cream Eating Spectator

Bess Flowers
Played Spectator (uncredited)

Bing Crosby
Played Spectator (uncredited)

Bob Hope
Played Spectator (uncredited)

Mona Freeman
Played Spectator (uncredited)

Kathleen Freeman
Played Spectator (uncredited)

William Boyd
Played Hopalong Cassidy (uncredited)

Beverly Washburn
Played Little Girl Spectator (uncredited)

Lee Aaker
Played Little Boy Spectator (uncredited)

Erville Alderson
Played Spectator (uncredited)

Oliver Blake
Played Spectator (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum
Played Spectator (uncredited)

Nancy Gates
Played Spectator

Bob Crosby
Played Spectator

John Ridgely
Played Assistant Manager

Lane Chandler
Played Dave (uncredited)

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

Eric Alden
Played Canvas Man (uncredited)

Noel Neill
Played Noel (uncredited)

Syd Saylor
Played Circus Barker (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Played Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

Daisy Earles
Played Midget
Luce Potter
Played Midget

Angelo Rossitto
Played Dwarf
Antoinette Concello
Played Antoinette Concello
Tuffy Genders
Played Tuffy Genders
Kay Wiley
Played
Lillian O'Malley
Played Spectator
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