The Greatest Show on Earth
1952/02/16 (US) | Drama, Romance
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.
Cecil B. DeMille
Director
Fredric M. Frank
Screenplay
Theodore St. John
Screenplay
Barré Lyndon
Screenplay
Lead Cast
Betty Hutton
Holly
Cornel Wilde
The Great Sebastian
Charlton Heston
Brad Braden
Dorothy Lamour
Phyllis
Gloria Grahame
Angel
James Stewart
Buttons
Henry Wilcoxon
FBI Agent Gregory
Budget
$ 4,000,000
Revenue
$ 36,000,000
Status
Released
Production Company
- Paramount Pictures
Crews
Polly Burson
Stunts
George Barnes
Director of Photography
Theodore St. John
Story
Cecil B. DeMille
Producer
Fredric M. Frank
Story