The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
With Gloria Grahame, Charlton Heston, James Stewart, Betty Hutton, Dorothy Lamour, Cornel Wilde, Lyle Bettger, Henry Wilcoxon
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille
The Greatest Show on Earth is a 1952 American epic drama film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille, shot in Technicolor and released by Paramount Pictures. Set in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, the film stars Betty Hutton and Cornel Wilde as trapeze artists competing for the center ring and Charlton Heston as the circus manager. James Stewart also stars as a mysterious clown who never removes his makeup, and Dorothy Lamour and Gloria Grahame also play supporting roles.
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