Die größte Schau der Welt (1952)
Der Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus ist der größte Zirkus in den USA. Doch es sind schwierige Zeiten für die Zirkuskünstler, und so ist der Manager Brad Braden auf eine neue Hauptattraktion angewiesen, um das Publikum in seine Manege zu locken. Widerwillig engagiert er dazu den Trapezkünstler „Der große Sebastian“, denn der ist zwar ein hervorragender Akrobat auf dem Hochseil, sorgt aber mit seinem Charme bei der weiblichen Belegschaft auch immer wieder für einiges Durcheinander. Als der Zirkus zur Tournee aufbricht, wird diese dank der neuen Sensation zum großen Erfolg. Sebastian's Kollegin Holly fühlt sich von dem neuen Star jedoch in den Hintergrund gedrängt. Mit der Zeit entbrennt zwischen den beiden ein Konkurrenzkampf, und die beiden wetteifern mit immer waghalsigeren Kunststücken, bis Sebastian eines Tages zu übermütig wird.
Der Regisseur:
Cecil B. DeMille
Die Autor:
Fredric M. Frank, Theodore St. John, Barré Lyndon.
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Betty Hutton as Holly |
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Cornel Wilde as The Great Sebastian |
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Charlton Heston as Brad Braden |
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Dorothy Lamour as Phyllis |
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Gloria Grahame as Angel |
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James Stewart as Buttons |
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Henry Wilcoxon as Agent Gregory |
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Lyle Bettger as Klaus |
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Lawrence Tierney as Mr. Henderson |
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Emmett Kelly as Emmett Kelly |
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Cucciola as Cucciola |
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Antoinette Concello as Antoinette Concello |
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John Ringling North as John Ringling North |
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Tuffy Genders as Tuffy Genders |
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John Kellogg as Harry |
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John Ridgely as Assistant Manager |
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Frank Wilcox as Doctor |
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Robert Carson as The Ringmaster |
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Lillian Albertson as Buttons' Mother |
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Julia Faye as Birdie |
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Cecil B. DeMille as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
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Lou Jacobs as Clown (uncredited) |
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Brad Jackson as Ringside Reporter (uncredited) |
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Milton Kibbee as Picked-pocket Customer (uncredited) |
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Davison Clark as Sam (uncredited) |
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Dorothy Adams as Sam's Wife (uncredited) |
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Arthur Q. Bryan as Ice-Cream Eating Spectator (uncredited) |
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Bess Flowers as Spectator (uncredited) |
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Bing Crosby as Spectator (uncredited) |
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Bob Hope as Spectator (uncredited) |
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Mona Freeman as Spectator (uncredited) |
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Kathleen Freeman as Spectator (uncredited) |
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William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy (uncredited) |
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Beverly Washburn as Little Girl Spectator (uncredited) |
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Lee Aaker as Little Boy Spectator (uncredited) |
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Erville Alderson as Spectator (uncredited) |
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Oliver Blake as Spectator (uncredited) |
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Franklyn Farnum as Spectator (uncredited) |
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Nancy Gates as Spectator (uncredited) |
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Bob Crosby as Spectator (uncredited) |
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Lane Chandler as Dave (uncredited) |
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Edmond O'Brien as Midway Barker at End (uncredited) |
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Eric Alden as Canvas Man (uncredited) |
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Noel Neill as Noel (uncredited) |
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Syd Saylor as Circus Barker (uncredited) |
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Chuck Hamilton as Ambulance Driver (uncredited) |
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Daisy Earles as Midget (uncredited) |
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Luce Potter as Midget (uncredited) |
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Angelo Rossitto as Dwarf (uncredited) |
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Kay Wiley as (uncredited) |
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Lillian O'Malley as Spectator (uncredited) |
| Directing | Cecil B. DeMille | Director |
| Writing | Fredric M. Frank | Screenplay |
| Writing | Theodore St. John | Screenplay |
| Crew | Polly Burson | Stunts |
| Writing | Barré Lyndon | Screenplay |
| Writing | Fredric M. Frank | Story |
| Writing | Theodore St. John | Story |
| Writing | Frank Cavett | Story |
| Crew | Jack Gariss | Additional Writing |
| Production | Cecil B. DeMille | Producer |
| Production | Henry Wilcoxon | Associate Producer |
| Camera | George Barnes | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Anne Bauchens | Editor |
| Camera | W. Wallace Kelley | Additional Photography |
| Camera | J. Peverell Marley | Additional Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dorothy Jeakins | Costume Design |
| Art | Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Art | Walter H. Tyler | Art Direction |
| Art | Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Art | Ray Moyer | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Sound | Harry Lindgren | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | John Cope | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | John Ringling North | Technical Advisor |
| Directing | Edward Salven | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Arthur Rosson | Second Unit Director |
| Sound | Victor Young | Original Music Composer |
