The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
The Greatest Show on Earth is a 1952 drama movie directed by Cecil B. DeMille, with a running time of 2h 32m. It stars Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde and Charlton Heston.
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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Cast
- Betty Hutton as Holly
- Cornel Wilde as The Great Sebastian
- Charlton Heston as Brad Braden
- Dorothy Lamour as Phyllis
- Gloria Grahame as Angel
- James Stewart as Buttons
- Henry Wilcoxon as Agent Gregory
- Lyle Bettger as Klaus
- Lawrence Tierney as Mr. Henderson
- Emmett Kelly as Emmett Kelly
- Cucciola as Cucciola
- Antoinette Concello as Antoinette Concello
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