The Greatest Show on Earth was a spectacular circus film produced by
Cecil B. DeMille in
1952. The drama is developed when a circus crew tries to get the show to go on after a train crash. The movie includes several sub-plots. Adding to the spectacular effect is a star studded cast which includes
Charlton Heston,
James Stewart,
Betty Hutton[?],
Cornel Wilde,
Dorothy Lamour,
Gloria Grahame[?],
Lawrence Tierney[?],
Emmett Kelly, and
John Ringling North[?] in significant roles. It also includes
Bob Hope and
Bing Crosby in the minor roles of circus spectators.
The movie won two Oscars
It was nominated for a further three Oscars