--- title: "The Greatest Show on Earth: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/film/the-greatest-show-on-earth/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/film/the-greatest-show-on-earth" cast: 51 crew: 26 licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # The Greatest Show on Earth (1952): cast and crew 51 cast and 26 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [Betty Hutton](https://film.one/person/betty-hutton.md) as Holly - [Cornel Wilde](https://film.one/person/cornel-wilde.md) as The Great Sebastian - [Charlton Heston](https://film.one/person/charlton-heston.md) as Brad Braden - [Dorothy Lamour](https://film.one/person/dorothy-lamour.md) as Phyllis - [Gloria Grahame](https://film.one/person/gloria-grahame.md) as Angel - [James Stewart](https://film.one/person/james-stewart.md) as Buttons - [Henry Wilcoxon](https://film.one/person/henry-wilcoxon.md) as Agent Gregory - [Lyle Bettger](https://film.one/person/lyle-bettger.md) as Klaus - [Lawrence Tierney](https://film.one/person/lawrence-tierney.md) as Mr. Henderson - [Emmett Kelly](https://film.one/person/emmett-kelly.md) as Emmett Kelly - [Cucciola](https://film.one/person/cucciola.md) as Cucciola - [Antoinette Concello](https://film.one/person/antoinette-concello.md) as Antoinette Concello - John Ringling North as John Ringling North - Tuffy Genders as Tuffy Genders - [John Kellogg](https://film.one/person/john-kellogg.md) as Harry - [John Ridgely](https://film.one/person/john-ridgely.md) as Assistant Manager - Frank Wilcox as Doctor - Robert Carson as The Ringmaster - Lillian Albertson as Buttons' Mother - Julia Faye as Birdie - [Cecil B. DeMille](https://film.one/person/cecil-b-demille.md) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) - Lou Jacobs as Clown (uncredited) - Brad Jackson as Ringside Reporter (uncredited) - [Milton Kibbee](https://film.one/person/milton-kibbee.md) as Picked-pocket Customer (uncredited) - Davison Clark as Sam (uncredited) - [Dorothy Adams](https://film.one/person/dorothy-adams.md) as Sam's Wife (uncredited) - Arthur Q. Bryan as Ice-Cream Eating Spectator (uncredited) - [Bess Flowers](https://film.one/person/bess-flowers.md) as Spectator (uncredited) - [Bing Crosby](https://film.one/person/bing-crosby.md) as Spectator (uncredited) - Bob Hope as Spectator (uncredited) - [Mona Freeman](https://film.one/person/mona-freeman.md) as Spectator (uncredited) - [Kathleen Freeman](https://film.one/person/kathleen-freeman.md) as Spectator (uncredited) - William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy (uncredited) - Beverly Washburn as Little Girl Spectator (uncredited) - Lee Aaker as Little Boy Spectator (uncredited) - Erville Alderson as Spectator (uncredited) - [Oliver Blake](https://film.one/person/oliver-blake.md) as Spectator (uncredited) - [Franklyn Farnum](https://film.one/person/franklyn-farnum.md) as Spectator (uncredited) - Nancy Gates as Spectator (uncredited) - Bob Crosby as Spectator (uncredited) - [Lane Chandler](https://film.one/person/lane-chandler.md) as Dave (uncredited) - [Edmond O'Brien](https://film.one/person/edmond-obrien.md) as Midway Barker at End (uncredited) - Eric Alden as Canvas Man (uncredited) - Noel Neill as Noel (uncredited) - Syd Saylor as Circus Barker (uncredited) - Chuck Hamilton as Ambulance Driver (uncredited) - Daisy Earles as Midget (uncredited) - Luce Potter as Midget (uncredited) - [Angelo Rossitto](https://film.one/person/angelo-rossitto.md) as Dwarf (uncredited) - Kay Wiley as (uncredited) - Lillian O'Malley as Spectator (uncredited) ## Directing - [Cecil B. DeMille](https://film.one/person/cecil-b-demille.md): Director - Edward Salven: Assistant Director - Arthur Rosson: Second Unit Director ## Writing - [Fredric M. Frank](https://film.one/person/fredric-m-frank.md): Screenplay, Story - [Theodore St. John](https://film.one/person/theodore-st-john.md): Screenplay, Story - [Barré Lyndon](https://film.one/person/barre-lyndon.md): Screenplay - [Frank Cavett](https://film.one/person/frank-cavett.md): Story ## Production - [Cecil B. DeMille](https://film.one/person/cecil-b-demille.md): Producer - [Henry Wilcoxon](https://film.one/person/henry-wilcoxon.md): Associate Producer ## Camera - [George Barnes](https://film.one/person/george-barnes.md): Director of Photography - W. Wallace Kelley: Additional Photography - [J. Peverell Marley](https://film.one/person/j-peverell-marley.md): Additional Photography ## Editing - [Anne Bauchens](https://film.one/person/anne-bauchens.md): Editor ## Sound and music - Harry Lindgren: Sound Recordist - John Cope: Sound Recordist - [Victor Young](https://film.one/person/victor-young.md): Original Music Composer ## Art - Hal Pereira: Art Direction - Walter H. Tyler: Art Direction - Sam Comer: Set Decoration - Ray Moyer: Set Decoration ## Costume and make-up - [Edith Head](https://film.one/person/edith-head.md): Costume Design - [Dorothy Jeakins](https://film.one/person/dorothy-jeakins.md): Costume Design - Wally Westmore: Makeup Supervisor ## Crew - Polly Burson: Stunts - [Jack Gariss](https://film.one/person/jack-gariss.md): Additional Writing - John Ringling North: Technical Advisor --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Our review: https://film.one/film/the-greatest-show-on-earth.md