The Greatest Show on Earth (1953)

NR | 2 hr 33 mins | Drama | Released: 1/10/1952

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Synopsis:

A multi-faceted tale of circus life, from the flash and glamour of the big top to the clown hiding from his past.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
1/10/1952

Studio	Credit
Paramount Pictures	Studio
Director	Credit
Cecil B DeMille	Director
Cast	Credit
Betty Hutton	Holly
Cornel Wilde	Sebastian
Charlton Heston	Brad
Gloria Grahame	Angel
James Stewart	Buttons the Clown
Dorothy Lamour	Phyllis
Lyle Bettger	Klaus
Lawrence Tierney	Henderson
Henry Wilcoxon	Detective
John Ringling North	Himself
Emmett Kelly	Himself
Antoinette Concello
Gucciola
John Kellogg
John Ridgely
Frank Wilcox
Bob Carson
Lillian Albertson
Julia Faye
Bob Hope
Ringling Brothers-Barnum & Bailey Circus
Production Credits	Credit
Cecil B DeMille	Producer
Distribution Companies	Credit
Paramount Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Paramount Studios Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Locations
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Writer	Credit
Fredric M Frank	Screenplay
Fredric M Frank	From Story
Barre Lyndon	Screenplay
Barre Lyndon	From Story
Theodore St John	Screenplay
Theodore St John	From Story
Frank Cavett	From Story
Film Camera	Credit
J Peverell Marley	Photography
George Barnes	Director of Photography
Wallace Kelley	Photography
Music	Credit
Victor Young	Music
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Edith Head	Costume Designer
Dorothy Jeakins	Costume Designer
Miles White	Costume Designer

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