TY - ADVS AU - DeMille,Cecil B. AU - Frank,Fredric M. AU - Lyndon,Barre AU - StJohn,Theodore AU - Cavett,Frank AU - Hutton,Betty AU - Wilde,Cornel AU - Heston,Charlton AU - Lamour,Dorothy AU - Grahame,Gloria AU - Stewart,James AU - AU - AU - AU - AU - TI - The greatest show on earth T2 - Paramount DVD collection SN - 9780792199045 AV - PN1997.G786.G743 2004 PY - 2004/// CY - Hollywood, California PB - Paramount KW - Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows KW - Drama KW - Man-woman relationships N1 - Originally produced as a motion picture in 1952; "Produced with the cooperation of Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Circus."; Director of photography, George Barnes ; art directors, Hal Pereira, Walter H. Tyler ; editor, Anne Bauchens ; music score, Victor Young ; costume designers, Edith Head, Dorothy Jeakins, Miles White; Not rated by Northern Mariana IslandsAA; 2 N2 - A splashy, colorful look at life under the big top that weaves the personal stories of the performers in with the spectacle and color of the circus. Includes an incredible train wreck; "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. Subplots involve the secret past of Buttons the Clown and the efforts of racketeers to move in on the game concessions. Let the show begin!"--Rod Crawford, www.imdb.com ER -