The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

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1952-02-16

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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The Greatest Show on Earth

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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.

Released

1952-02-16

Runtime

152

Director

Cecil B. DeMille

Budget

$4000000

Revenue

$36000000

Genres

Drama

Romance

Language

English

Production

Paramount Pictures

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    Betty Hutton

    Betty Hutton
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    Cornel Wilde

    Cornel Wilde
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    Charlton Heston

    Charlton Heston
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    Dorothy Lamour

    Dorothy Lamour
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    Gloria Grahame

    Gloria Grahame
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    James Stewart

    James Stewart
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    Henry Wilcoxon

    Henry Wilcoxon
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    Lyle Bettger

    Lyle Bettger
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    Lawrence Tierney

    Lawrence Tierney
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    Emmett Kelly

    Emmett Kelly
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    Cucciola

    Cucciola
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    Robert Carson

    Robert Carson
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    John Kellogg

    John Kellogg
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    Julia Faye

    Julia Faye
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    Cecil B. DeMille

    Cecil B. DeMille
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    John Ringling North

    John Ringling North
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    Lou Jacobs

    Lou Jacobs
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    Brad Jackson

    Brad Jackson
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    Frank Wilcox

    Frank Wilcox
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    Lillian Albertson

    Lillian Albertson
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    Milton Kibbee

    Milton Kibbee
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    Davison Clark

    Davison Clark
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    Dorothy Adams

    Dorothy Adams
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    Arthur Q. Bryan

    Arthur Q. Bryan
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    Bess Flowers

    Bess Flowers
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    Bing Crosby

    Bing Crosby
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    Bob Hope

    Bob Hope
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    Mona Freeman

    Mona Freeman
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    Kathleen Freeman

    Kathleen Freeman
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    William Boyd

    William Boyd
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    Beverly Washburn

    Beverly Washburn
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    Lee Aaker

    Lee Aaker
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    Erville Alderson

    Erville Alderson
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    Oliver Blake

    Oliver Blake
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    Franklyn Farnum

    Franklyn Farnum
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    Nancy Gates

    Nancy Gates
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    Bob Crosby

    Bob Crosby
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    John Ridgely

    John Ridgely
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    Lane Chandler

    Lane Chandler
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    Edmond O'Brien

    Edmond O'Brien
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    Eric Alden

    Eric Alden
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    Noel Neill

    Noel Neill
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    Syd Saylor

    Syd Saylor
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    Chuck Hamilton

    Chuck Hamilton
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    Daisy Earles

    Daisy Earles
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    Luce Potter

    Luce Potter
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    Angelo Rossitto

    Angelo Rossitto
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    Antoinette Concello

    Antoinette Concello
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    Tuffy Genders

    Tuffy Genders
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    Kay Wiley

    Kay Wiley
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    Lillian O'Malley

    Lillian O'Malley