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The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) Full Cast & Crew

1952Movie"The Heartbeat Story of Circus People, Filmed with the Cooperation of Ringling Bros. - Barnum and Bailey Circus!"

Cast

B
Betty Hutton
as Holly
C
Cornel Wilde
as The Great Sebastian
C
Charlton Heston
as Brad Braden
D
Dorothy Lamour
as Phyllis
G
Gloria Grahame
as Angel
J
James Stewart
as Buttons
H
Henry Wilcoxon
as FBI Agent Gregory
L
Lyle Bettger
as Klaus
L
Lawrence Tierney
as Mr. Henderson
E
Emmett Kelly
as Himself
C
Cucciola
as Cucciola
R
Robert Carson
as The Ringmaster
J
John Kellogg
as Harry
J
Julia Faye
as Birdie
C
Cecil B. DeMille
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
J
John Ringling North
as Himself
L
Lou Jacobs
as Himself (clown)
B
Brad Jackson
as Reporter at RIngside
F
Frank Wilcox
as Doctor
L
Lillian Albertson
as Buttons' mother
M
Milton Kibbee
as Picked-pocket Customer
D
Davison Clark
as Sam, game customer
D
Dorothy Adams
as Sam's Wife (uncredited)
A
Arthur Q. Bryan
as Ice-Cream Eating Spectator
B
Bess Flowers
as Spectator (uncredited)
B
Bing Crosby
as Spectator (uncredited)
B
Bob Hope
as Spectator (uncredited)
M
Mona Freeman
as Spectator (uncredited)
K
Kathleen Freeman
as Spectator (uncredited)
W
William Boyd
as Hopalong Cassidy (uncredited)
B
Beverly Washburn
as Little Girl Spectator (uncredited)
L
Lee Aaker
as Little Boy Spectator (uncredited)
E
Erville Alderson
as Spectator (uncredited)
O
Oliver Blake
as Spectator (uncredited)
F
Franklyn Farnum
as Spectator (uncredited)
N
Nancy Gates
as Spectator
B
Bob Crosby
as Spectator
J
John Ridgely
as Assistant Manager
L
Lane Chandler
as Dave (uncredited)
E
Edmond O'Brien
as Midway Barker at End (uncredited)
E
Eric Alden
as Canvas Man (uncredited)
N
Noel Neill
as Noel (uncredited)
S
Syd Saylor
as Circus Barker (uncredited)
C
Chuck Hamilton
as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
D
Daisy Earles
as Midget
L
Luce Potter
as Midget
A
Angelo Rossitto
as Dwarf
A
Antoinette Concello
as Antoinette Concello
T
Tuffy Genders
as Tuffy Genders
K
Kay Wiley
L
Lillian O'Malley
as Spectator

Crew

C
Cecil B. DeMille
Director
F
Fredric M. Frank
Screenplay
T
Theodore St. John
Screenplay
P
Polly Burson
Stunts
B
Barré Lyndon
Screenplay
F
Fredric M. Frank
Story
T
Theodore St. John
Story
F
Frank Cavett
Story
J
Jack Gariss
Additional Writing
C
Cecil B. DeMille
Producer
H
Henry Wilcoxon
Associate Producer
G
George Barnes
Director of Photography
A
Anne Bauchens
Editor
W
W. Wallace Kelley
Additional Photography
J
J. Peverell Marley
Additional Photography
E
Edith Head
Costume Design
D
Dorothy Jeakins
Costume Design
H
Hal Pereira
Art Direction
W
Walter H. Tyler
Art Direction
S
Sam Comer
Set Decoration
R
Ray Moyer
Set Decoration
W
Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor
H
Harry Lindgren
Sound Recordist
J
John Cope
Sound Recordist
J
John Ringling North
Technical Advisor
E
Edward Salven
Assistant Director
A
Arthur Rosson
Second Unit Director
V
Victor Young
Original Music Composer