A circus managers high-wire girlfriend falls for a french aerialist. Oscar for best picture. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 01/17/2006 Starring: Dorothy Lamour James Stewart Run time: 152 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Cecil B. Demille
The Greatest Show on Earth is a heaping helping of flapdoodle served up by one of Hollywood's canniest entertainers: producer-director Cecil B. DeMille. This overripe melodrama purports to be life inside the Ringling Brothers Circus; maybe it's not, but the circus ought to be like this. The actors wrestling with the purple dialogue are: early-career Charlton Heston, as the tough-as-nails circus manager; Cornel Wilde and Betty Hutton as trapeze artistes; and Gloria Grahame (who won an Oscar), dangling from elephants. Best of all, James Stewart plays a clown who--for mysterious reasons--never removes his makeup. (Stewart took the supporting role simply because he'd always wanted to play a clown.) This is a fried-baloney sandwich of a movie: it ain't sophisticated, and probably isn't good for you, but once you start you can't stop. It was the box-office champ of 1952, and it shocked everybody by winning the best picture Oscar. --Robert Horton
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Greatest Show on Earth:
Gave to my Grandchildren - to show them what the Circus was like
when I was a Kid!! A Great Movie - with a wondeful cast of the
Stars of yesterday!!
Paul M.
Thanks for the Memories:
I am delighted to add this high-quality movie to my collection. Hadn't seen it since I was a child and thoroughly enjoyed spending a nostalgic evening. I look forward to sharing it with my family.
great clown movie:
despite its age, 1960's, if i recall, this movie is great for capturing so many of the classic r b&b clowns such as emmet kelly, etc. I don't like jimmy Stewarts white face, as it projects into the grotesque, but he is a good actor non the less. collectable for anyone loving the circus.
Great Movie:
Hollywood no longer has the ability to produce movies of this caliber. The talent has been replaced by special effects for the most part. There are a few actors today who may measure up, Crow is one that comes to mind. Oscars are voted on by actors, so it is like a group of high school cheerleaders all voting to decide who is best this month. Anyone who is exposed to Hollywood knows it is very much about who knows you and not real talent and i am not an actor or involved in the industry in any way. Just... more info
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