The Greatest Show on Earth

Director: Cecil B. DeMille. Cast: Charlton Heston, Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde, James Stewart, Gloria Grahame, Lyle Bettger, John Kellogg, Dorothy Lamour, Bob Carson, Lawrence Tierney, Henry Wilcoxon, Frank Wilcox, Lillian Albertson. Screenplay: Fredric M. Frank, Barré Lyndon, and Theodore St. John (based on an original screen story by Fredric M. Frank, Theodore St. John, and Frank Cavett).

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: C–


Academy Award Nominations and Winners:
Best Picture
Best Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Best Original Story: Fredric M. Frank, Theodore St. John, and Frank Cavett
Best Costume Design (Color): Edith Head, Dorothy Jeakins, and Miles White
Best Film Editing: Anne Bauchens

Golden Globe Nominations and Winners:
Best Picture (Drama)
Best Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Best Cinematography (Color): George Barnes & J. Peverell Marley

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