Review of The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) by Richard Y — 03 Oct 2007

"a heaping helping of flapdoodle"? Who wrote the summary? I like Jimmy Stewart as the sad clown, though.

This review of The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) was written by Richard Y on 03 Oct 2007.

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