Review of The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) by David J — 31 Jan 2016

Yeah so the graphics of course are dated and the propaganda is obvious at parts but everything else I really liked. Its a good family movie. It had a lot of love stories going on and I enjoyed watching the actual acts of the circus.

I liked the sad clown, u dont see much clowns anymore esp not sad. It had a decent script, I especially like watching old movies like this how they fight with their tongues very well without cursing. Some of the acting is overdramatic as r most movies with Heston in it.

Its kinda like ur typical big picture old hollywood film with lots of big names, long running time, big production sets, lots of costumes, and a big storyline. It was dramatic and entertaining and you could feel the excitement of what once was a huge event that is now a dying act.

This is one of the few films were I actually think it is underrated by critics.