The Greatest Show On Earth (1952)~ Classic Movie Night

The Greatest Show On Earth will be shown on Weds., Mar. 25th, 7PM at El Raton Movie Theatre. FREE! Donations gratefully accepted for the VFW Auxilliary (Raton). Sponsored by KRTN, El Raton Theatre and Raton Natural Gas. 

The Greatest Show on Earth is a 1952 American drama film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille, shot in Technicolor, and released by Paramount Pictures. Set in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, the film stars Betty Hutton and Cornel Wilde as trapeze artists competing for the center ring, and Charlton Heston as the circus manager running the show. James Stewart also stars as a mysterious clown who never removes his make-up, even between shows, while Dorothy Lamour and Gloria Grahame play supporting roles.

The film won Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Story, and was nominated for Best Costume Design, Best Director, and Best Film Editing. It also won Golden Globe Awards for Best Cinematography, Best Director, and Best Motion Picture – Drama. Adjusted for inflation, the film’s box office is among the highest-grossing films in the United States and Canada.