The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)

Directed by Cecil B. DeMille

Genres - Drama, Family, Romance | Release Date - Jan 10, 1952 | Run Time - 152 min. | Countries - United States of America | MPAA Rating - NR

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Cast

Betty Hutton

Holly

Cecil B. DeMille

Narrator

Charlton Heston

Brad Braden

Cornel Wilde

The Great Sebastian

Dorothy Lamour

Phyllis

Gloria Grahame

Angel

Henry Wilcoxon

FBI Agent Gregory

'Snub' Pollard

Spectator

Adele Cook Johnson

Mable

Al Walton

Spectator

Alberto Zoppe

Alberto Zoppe - Trick Rider

Angelo Rossitto

Midget / Dwarf

Anne Kunde

Spectator

Anthony Marsh

Tony

Antoinette Concello

Archie D. Clark

Train Engineer

Art Dupuis

Spectator

Arthur Berkeley

Spectator

Arthur Burson

Arthur Q. Bryan

Spectator / Ice-Cream Eating Spectator

Arthur Tovey

Spectator

Bess Flowers

Spectator

Bette Hill

Girl

Beverly Mook

Little Girl Spectator

Beverly Washburn

Little Girl Spectator

Billy Snyder

Bill Snyder

Bing Crosby

Spectator

Bob Crosby

Spectator

Bob Hope

Spectator

Bob Reynolds

Bobby Burns

Spectator

Bobby Diamond

Little Boy Spectator

Bones Brown

Bonnie Kay Eddy

Little Girl Spectator

Brad Johnson

Reporter

Bradford Hatton

Osborne

Bruce Cameron

Bruce

Bruce Riley Jr.

Boy

Buzzy Potts

C.H. Lindsey

C. H. Lindsey

C.L. Elslander

Father C.L. Elslander

Charles Campbell

Spectator

Charley Bell

Charmienne Harker

Charmienne

Christine Wright

Spectator

Christy and Gorilla

Christy & Gorilla

Chuck Hamilton

Ambulance Driver

Clarence Nash

Spectator

Claude Dunkin

Claude

Cucciola

Curt Furberg

Spectator

Daisy Earles

Midget

Dale Van Sickel

Man in Train Wreck

David M. Mee

Little Boy

David Newell

Spectator

Davison Clark

Farmer Sam / Sam, game customer

Dickie June Williams

Girl

Dolores Hall

Circus Girl

Don Dunning

Spectator

Donna Burke

Girl

Dorothy Adams

Sam's Wife

Dorothy Crider

Dorothy

Dorothy Vernon

Spectator

Eddie Kohl

Edmond O'Brien

Midway Barker at End

Edwin Rochelle

Spectator

Elizabeth Fillman

Girl

Emmett Kelly

Emmett Kelly / Himself

Eric Alden

Canvas Man

Eric Nielsen

Little Boy Spectator

Erin Hennessey

Girl

Ernie Burch

Erville Alderson

Spectator

Ethan Laidlaw

Hank

Eugene Scott

Everett Glass

Board Member

Fay Alexander

Fay Holderness

Spectator

Felix Adler

Frances Campbell

Minor Role

Frances Karath

Little Girl Spectator

Frank Baker

Spectator

Frank McClosky

Frank Meredith

Train Engineer

Frank Wilcox

Circus Doctor / Doctor

Franklyn Farnum

Spectator

Fred Kohler Jr.

Train Fireman

Fred Zendar

Spectator

Gay McEldowney

Gay

George Magrill

Circus Man

George Werner

Gerald Courtemarche

Little Boy Spectator

Gerry Ganzer

Spectator

Gertrude Messinger

Gertrude

Gilbert Reichert

Gilman Rankin

Minor Role

Gladys Blake

Spectator

Gladys Rosson

Spectator

Gloria Drew

Ann

Greta Granstedt

Spectator

Harry Raven

Circus Man

Helen Brown

Spectator

Helene Hatch

Spectator

Herbert Lytton

Foreman

Howard Negley

Truck Boss

Hugh Prosser

Hugh

Iphigenie Castiglioni

James Barnes

James McNally

Spectator

James Stewart

'Buttons' A Clown / Buttons

Jeanne Browning

Girl

Jeanne Sleeter

Jerry James

Spectator

Jimmie Dundee

Utility Man / Stake Driver

Jimmy Armstrong

Jimmy Hawkins

Little Boy Spectator

Joan Whitney

Spectator

Joe Harper

Little Boy Spectator

Joel Nestler

Little Boy Spectator

John Crawford

Jack - Circus Attendant

John Hamer

Little Boy Spectator

John Kellogg

Harry

John Merton

Chuck

John Parrish

Jack Lawson

John Rice

Circus Patron

John Ridgely

Assistant Manager

John Ringling North

John Ringling North / Himself

John Roy

Roustabout

Joseph Granby

Spectator

Josephine Whittell

Spectator

Judith Ann Vroom

Little Girl Spectator

Judy Nugent

Little Girl Spectator

Julia Faye

Birdie

Kathleen Freeman

Spectator

Kathleen Hartnagel

Little Girl Spectator

Kay Wiley

Spectator

Keith Richards

Keith - Circus Attendant

Ken Christy

Tightrope Act Spectator

La Norma

Lane Chandler

Dave

Larry Lapham

Minor Role

Lawrence Tierney

Mr. Henderson

Lee Aaker

Little Boy Spectator

Leota Lorraine

Spectator

Lester Dorr

Midway Game Barker

Lillian Albertson

Buttons' Mother

Lillian O'Malley

Spectator

Lilo Juston

Linda Green

Little Girl Spectator

Llorna Jordon

Lorna

Lola Dobritch

Lonnie Burr

Little Boy Spectator

Lou Jacobs

Lou Jacobs / Himself (clown)

Luce Potter

Midget

Luciana & Friedel

Lydia Clarke

Circus Girl

Lyle Bettger

Klaus

Lyle Moraine

Spectator

Mabel Stark

Spectator

Malcolm Cassell

Little Boy Spectator

Martha Hunter

Mary Bezemes

Minor Role

Mary Field

Spectator

Merle Evans

Michael Jeffers

Spectator

Mike Petrillo

Milton Kibbee

Pickpocket Victim / Picked-pocket Customer

Miss Loni

Miss Patricia

Mona Freeman

Spectator

Mona Knox

Mona

Monie Ellis

Little Girl Spectator

Mroczkowski's Liberty Horses

Nancy Gates

Spectator

Nathalie J. Christian

Minor Role

Nina Torres

Girl

Noel Neill

Noel

Noralee Norman

Little Girl Spectator

Norman Field

Truesdale

Oliver Blake

Spectator

Otto Griebling

Circus Performer

Ottola Nesmith

Spectator

Patricia Michon

Patricia

Patsy Henry

Girl

Pattie McKenzie

Girl

Paul E. Burns

Spectator

Paul Horompo

Paul Jerome

Paul Jung

Paula Hill

Spectator

Peggy McKim

Little Girl Spectator

Peter Grace

Peter Hansen

Spectator

Peter Roman

Little Boy Spectator

Peterson's Dogs

Prince Paul

Queenie Smith

Spectator

Ralph Brooks

Spectator

Ralph Montgomery

Spectator

Richard Neill

Spectator

Ritz Schroder

Harlequin

Rix's Bears

Robert Carson

Ringmaster / The Ringmaster

Robert E. Royal

Policeman

Robert Haines

Spectator

Robert N. Wilson

Motorcycle Cop

Robert R. Stephenson

Spectator

Robert St. Angelo

Spectator

Robert W. Rushing

Policeman

Robert Winans

Little Boy Spectator

Rocky Clinton

Barker

Roland Tiebor

Ronnie Clark

Boy

Ronny Hooker

Boy

Rosemary Dvorak

Rosemary

Ross Bagdasarian

Spectator

Royce Milne

Little Girl Spectator

Rudy Lee

Little Boy Spectator

Rus Conklin

Rus

Russell Saunders

Circus Man

Rusty Parent

Ruth Packard

Spectator

Sammy Ogg

Little Boy Spectator

Scott H. Hall

Spectator

Slim Gaut

Circus Man

Squeaky

Stanley Andrews

Spectator

Stuart Torres

Little Boy Spectator

Susan Odin

Little Girl Spectator

Syd Saylor

Circus Barker

Sydney Mason

Carson

Ted Mapes

Roustabout

The Alzanas

The Bokaras

The Chaludis

The Flying Artonys

The Flying Comets

The Flying Concellos

The Fredonias

The Hemadas

The Idnavis

The Maxellos

The Realles

The Romigs

The Zoppes

Tiebor's Sea Lions

Tibor's Sea Lions

Tonito

Tony Taylor

Little Boy Spectator

Trisco

Truzzi

Tuffy Genders

Veronica Martell

Vicki Bakken

Vicki

Wally Walker

Spectator

William Boyd

Hopalong Cassidy

William Hall

Bill

William Henry

Spectator

William J. Riley

Policeman

William Meader

Spectator

William Ruhl

Circus Barker

Crew

Cecil B. DeMille

Director, Producer

Henry Wilcoxon

Producer

Anne Bauchens

Editor

Barré Lyndon

Writer

Charles Vinci

Writer

Frank Cavett

Writer

Fredric M. Frank

Writer

Jack Gariss

Writer

Jean Mauclair

Writer

Theodore St. John

Writer

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