Review of The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) by Terri H — 30 Sep 2008

I loved this circus movie. I was very young when I saw it and I remember that Cornell Wilde was in it. I LOVED him..

This review of The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) was written by Terri H on 30 Sep 2008.

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GREAT film..takes you behind the scenes into life under the big top...colorful,exciting,fast-paced,with great performances, and a marvelous…

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There's an audience member we see a few times in this movie who is gorging himself on concessions and pointing out to his kid how great he…

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Just as the title emplies this is a BIG picture like only CB DeMille could do, just as a sidebar, my mom loved Demille esp his religious epics…

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