The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)

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Cast 51

  1. Betty Hutton

    Betty Hutton

    Holly

  2. Cornel Wilde

    Cornel Wilde

    The Great Sebastian

  3. Charlton Heston

    Charlton Heston

    Brad Braden

  4. Dorothy Lamour

    Dorothy Lamour

    Phyllis

  5. Gloria Grahame
  6. James Stewart

    James Stewart

    Buttons

  7. Henry Wilcoxon

    Henry Wilcoxon

    FBI Agent Gregory

  8. Lyle Bettger

    Lyle Bettger

    Klaus

  9. Lawrence Tierney

    Lawrence Tierney

    Mr. Henderson

  10. Emmett Kelly

    Emmett Kelly

    Himself

  11. Cucciola

    Cucciola

  12. Robert Carson

    The Ringmaster

  13. John Kellogg

    John Kellogg

    Harry

  14. Julia Faye

    Julia Faye

    Birdie

  15. Cecil B. DeMille

    Cecil B. DeMille

    Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  16. John Ringling North

  17. Lou Jacobs

    Himself (clown)

  18. Brad Jackson

    Reporter at RIngside

  19. Frank Wilcox

    Frank Wilcox

    Doctor

  20. Lillian Albertson

    Lillian Albertson

    Buttons' mother

  21. Milton Kibbee

    Milton Kibbee

    Picked-pocket Customer

  22. Davison Clark

    Davison Clark

    Sam, game customer

  23. Dorothy Adams

    Dorothy Adams

    Sam's Wife (uncredited)

  24. Arthur Q. Bryan

    Arthur Q. Bryan

    Ice-Cream Eating Spectator

  25. Bess Flowers

    Bess Flowers

    Spectator (uncredited)

  26. Bing Crosby

    Bing Crosby

    Spectator (uncredited)

  27. Bob Hope

    Bob Hope

    Spectator (uncredited)

  28. Mona Freeman

    Mona Freeman

    Spectator (uncredited)

  29. Kathleen Freeman

    Kathleen Freeman

    Spectator (uncredited)

  30. William Boyd

    William Boyd

    Hopalong Cassidy (uncredited)

  31. Beverly Washburn

    Beverly Washburn

    Little Girl Spectator (uncredited)

  32. Lee Aaker

    Lee Aaker

    Little Boy Spectator (uncredited)

  33. Erville Alderson

    Erville Alderson

    Spectator (uncredited)

  34. Oliver Blake

    Oliver Blake

    Spectator (uncredited)

  35. Franklyn Farnum

    Franklyn Farnum

    Spectator (uncredited)

  36. Nancy Gates

    Nancy Gates

    Spectator

  37. Bob Crosby

    Bob Crosby

    Spectator

  38. John Ridgely

    John Ridgely

    Assistant Manager

  39. Lane Chandler

    Lane Chandler

    Dave (uncredited)

  40. Edmond O'Brien

    Edmond O'Brien

    Midway Barker at End (uncredited)

  41. Eric Alden

    Eric Alden

    Canvas Man (uncredited)

  42. Noel Neill

    Noel Neill

    Noel (uncredited)

  43. Syd Saylor

    Syd Saylor

    Circus Barker (uncredited)

  44. Chuck Hamilton

    Chuck Hamilton

    Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

  45. Daisy Earles

    Daisy Earles

    Midget

  46. Luce Potter

    Midget

  47. Angelo Rossitto

  48. Antoinette Concello

    Antoinette Concello

  49. Tuffy Genders

    Tuffy Genders

  51. Lillian O'Malley

    Spectator

Crew 26

Art

  1.

    Hal Pereira

    Art Direction

  2. Walter H. Tyler

    Art Direction

  3. Ray Moyer

    Set Decoration

  4. Sam Comer

    Sam Comer

    Set Decoration

Camera

  1.

    J. Peverell Marley

    Additional Photography

  2. W. Wallace Kelley

    Additional Photography

  3. George Barnes

    Director of Photography

Costume & Makeup

  1. Dorothy Jeakins

    Dorothy Jeakins

    Costume Design

  2. Edith Head

    Edith Head

    Costume Design

  3. Wally Westmore

    Wally Westmore

    Makeup Supervisor

Crew

  1.

    Jack Gariss

    Additional Writing

  2. Polly Burson

    Polly Burson

    Stunts

  3. John Ringling North

    John Ringling North

    Technical Advisor

Directing

  1.

    Edward Salven

    Assistant Director

  2. Cecil B. DeMille

    Cecil B. DeMille

    Director

  3. Arthur Rosson

    Second Unit Director

Editing

  1. Anne Bauchens

    Anne Bauchens

    Editor

Production

  1. Henry Wilcoxon

    Henry Wilcoxon

    Associate Producer

  2. Cecil B. DeMille

    Cecil B. DeMille

    Producer

Sound

  1. Victor Young

    Victor Young

    Original Music Composer

  2. Harry Lindgren

    Sound Recordist

  3. John Cope

    Sound Recordist

Writing

  1.

    Barré Lyndon

    Screenplay

  2. Fredric M. Frank

    Screenplay, Story

  3. Theodore St. John

    Screenplay, Story

  4. Frank Cavett

    Story

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