The read
Most of the 679 1950s drama movies in this catalog score higher. It runs long at 2h 32m.
Synopsis
To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though this moves his girlfriend Holly from her hard-won center trapeze spot. Holly and Sebastian begin a dangerous one-upmanship duel in the ring, while he pursues her on the ground.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes50%
Metacritic76/100
288 audience votes
Key crew
- Cecil B. DeMilleDirector
- Theodore St. JohnScreenplay
- Fredric M. FrankScreenplay
- Barré LyndonScreenplay
- Victor YoungOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Betty HuttonHolly
- Cornel WildeThe Great Sebastian
- Charlton HestonBrad Braden
- Dorothy LamourPhyllis
- Gloria GrahameAngel
- James StewartButtons
- Henry WilcoxonAgent Gregory
- Lyle BettgerKlaus
- Lawrence TierneyMr. Henderson
- Emmett KellyEmmett Kelly
- CucciolaCucciola
- Antoinette ConcelloAntoinette Concello
Stills
Movies like The Greatest Show on Earth
Themes
circusclowntraveling circustrapeze artist