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Cast
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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 |
Storyline
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.
| Tagline: | The Heartbeat Story of Circus People, Filmed with the Cooperation of Ringling Bros. - Barnum and Bailey Circus! |
| Certification: | NR |
Cast
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Betty Hutton |
Holly |
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Cornel Wilde |
The Great Sebastian |
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Charlton Heston |
Brad Braden |
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Dorothy Lamour |
Phyllis |
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Gloria Grahame |
Angel |
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James Stewart |
Buttons |
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Henry Wilcoxon |
FBI Agent Gregory |
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Lyle Bettger |
Klaus |
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Lawrence Tierney |
Mr. Henderson |
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Emmett Kelly |
Himself |
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Cucciola |
Cucciola |
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Robert Carson |
The Ringmaster |
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John Kellogg |
Harry |
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Julia Faye |
Birdie |
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Cecil B. DeMille |
Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
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John Ringling North |
Himself |
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Lou Jacobs |
Himself (clown) |
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Brad Jackson |
Reporter at RIngside |
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Frank Wilcox |
Doctor |
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Lillian Albertson |
Buttons' mother |
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Milton Kibbee |
Picked-pocket Customer |
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Davison Clark |
Sam, game customer |
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Dorothy Adams |
Sam's Wife (uncredited) |
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Arthur Q. Bryan |
Ice-Cream Eating Spectator |
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Bess Flowers |
Spectator (uncredited) |
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Bing Crosby |
Spectator (uncredited) |
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Bob Hope |
Spectator (uncredited) |
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Mona Freeman |
Spectator (uncredited) |
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Kathleen Freeman |
Spectator (uncredited) |
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William Boyd |
Hopalong Cassidy (uncredited) |
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Beverly Washburn |
Little Girl Spectator (uncredited) |
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Lee Aaker |
Little Boy Spectator (uncredited) |
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Erville Alderson |
Spectator (uncredited) |
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Oliver Blake |
Spectator (uncredited) |
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Franklyn Farnum |
Spectator (uncredited) |
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Nancy Gates |
Spectator |
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Bob Crosby |
Spectator |
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John Ridgely |
Assistant Manager |
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Lane Chandler |
Dave (uncredited) |
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Edmond O'Brien |
Midway Barker at End (uncredited) |
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Eric Alden |
Canvas Man (uncredited) |
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Noel Neill |
Noel (uncredited) |
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Syd Saylor |
Circus Barker (uncredited) |
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Chuck Hamilton |
Ambulance Driver (uncredited) |
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Daisy Earles |
Midget |
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Luce Potter |
Midget |
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Angelo Rossitto |
Dwarf |
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Antoinette Concello |
Antoinette Concello |
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Tuffy Genders |
Tuffy Genders |
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Kay Wiley |
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Lillian O'Malley |
Spectator |
Directed By
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Cecil B. DeMille |
Director |
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Edward Salven |
Assistant Director |
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Arthur Rosson |
Second Unit Director |
Writing Credits
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Theodore St. John |
Screenplay |
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Fredric M. Frank |
Screenplay |
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Frank Cavett |
Story |
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Barré Lyndon |
Screenplay |
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Fredric M. Frank |
Story |
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Theodore St. John |
Story |
Production Crew
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Cecil B. DeMille |
Producer |
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Henry Wilcoxon |
Associate Producer |
Edited By
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Anne Bauchens |
Editor |
Costume and Makeup
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Dorothy Jeakins |
Costume Design |
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Wally Westmore |
Makeup Supervisor |
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Edith Head |
Costume Design |
Sound
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Harry Lindgren |
Sound Recordist |
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Victor Young |
Original Music Composer |
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John Cope |
Sound Recordist |
Visual Effects
Camera
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George Barnes |
Director of Photography |
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J. Peverell Marley |
Additional Photography |
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W. Wallace Kelley |
Additional Photography |
Lighting
Art Department
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Walter H. Tyler |
Art Direction |
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Hal Pereira |
Art Direction |
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Sam Comer |
Set Decoration |
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Ray Moyer |
Set Decoration |
Other Crew
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Polly Burson |
Stunts |
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Jack Gariss |
Additional Writing |
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John Ringling North |
Technical Advisor |
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