Movie: The Greatest Show on Earth

Top 10 Billed Cast

Betty Hutton
Betty Hutton

Holly

Cornel Wilde
Cornel Wilde

The Great Sebastian

Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston

Brad Braden

Dorothy Lamour
Dorothy Lamour

Phyllis

Gloria Grahame
Gloria Grahame

Angel

James Stewart
James Stewart

Buttons

Henry Wilcoxon
Henry Wilcoxon

FBI Agent Gregory

Lyle Bettger
Lyle Bettger

Klaus

Lawrence Tierney
Lawrence Tierney

Mr. Henderson

Emmett Kelly
Emmett Kelly

Himself

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