Review of The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) by Brian S — 19 Dec 2011

An entertaining film on a grand and epic scale....a very authentic-feeling circus experience. in a way I would have just liked this to be a 2 and a half hour circus show, because although some of the acts (like the whole parade sequence) dragged, they were a heck of a lot better than the love story.

definitely not one of Charlton Heston's finer performances, and the whole love triangle with Hutton and Wilde was really bland. Gloria Grahame's character was much more interesting and amusing--if only she was featured more.

there were still plenty of highlights though--the clowning of Jimmy Stewart and Emmett Kelly, the cameo of Hope and Crosby in the audience during Dorothy Lamour's number, the animal acts, the trapeze artists.

..all very entertaining. the weakest part about this movie was the plot. everything else was fine.