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Cast & Crew
Directed By
Written By
- Fredric M. Frank
- screenplay / story
- Barré Lyndon
- screenplay
- Theodore St. John
- screenplay / story
- Frank Cavett
- story
- Jack Gariss
- additional writer
Cast
- Betty Hutton
- Holly
- Cornel Wilde
- The Great Sebastian
- Charlton Heston
- Brad Braden
- Dorothy Lamour
- Phyllis
- Gloria Grahame
- Angel
- Henry Wilcoxon
- FBI Agent Gregory
- Lyle Bettger
- Klaus
- Lawrence Tierney
- Mr. Henderson
- Emmett Kelly
- Emmett Kelly
- Cucciola
- Cucciola
- Antoinette Concello
- Antoinette Concello
- John Ringling North
- John Ringling North
- Tuffy Genders
- Tuffy Genders
- John Kellogg
- Harry
- John Ridgely
- Assistant Manager
- Frank Wilcox
- Circus Doctor
- Robert Carson
- Ringmaster
- Lillian Albertson
- Buttons' Mother
- Julia Faye
- Birdie
- James Stewart
- 'Buttons' A Clown
- Lou Jacobs
- Lou Jacobs
- The Alzanas
- The Alzanas
- Trisco
- Trisco
- The Flying Artonys
- The Flying Artonys
- Lilo Juston
- Lilo Juston
- The Chaludis
- The Chaludis
- The Idnavis
- The Idnavis
- The Realles
- The Realles
- The Fredonias
- The Fredonias
- Luciana & Friedel
- Luciana & Friedel
- Buzzy Potts
- Buzzy Potts
- Ernie Burch
- Ernie Burch
- Felix Adler
- Felix Adler
- Paul Jerome
- Paul Jerome
- Miss Patricia
- Miss Patricia
- Eddie Kohl
- Eddie Kohl
- Tiebor's Sea Lions
- Tibor's Sea Lions
- Mroczkowski's Liberty Horses
- Mroczkowski's Liberty Horses
- The Zoppes
- The Zoppes
- Bones Brown
- Bones Brown
- Fay Alexander
- Fay Alexander
- The Flying Concellos
- The Flying Concellos
- Lola Dobritch
- Lola Dobritch
- The Hemadas
- The Hemadas
- Christy and Gorilla
- Christy & Gorilla
- Tonito
- Tonito
- The Bokaras
- The Bokaras
- Prince Paul
- Prince Paul
- Jimmy Armstrong
- Jimmy Armstrong
- Paul Horompo
- Paul Horompo
- Paul Jung
- Paul Jung
- Charley Bell
- Charley Bell
- Gilbert Reichert
- Gilbert Reichert
- C.H. Lindsey
- C. H. Lindsey
- Peterson's Dogs
- Peterson's Dogs
- Rix's Bears
- Rix's Bears
- Arthur Burson
- Arthur Burson
- La Norma
- La Norma
- Jeanne Sleeter
- Jeanne Sleeter
- Billy Snyder
- Bill Snyder
- The Flying Comets
- The Flying Comets
- Veronica Martell
- Veronica Martell
- Miss Loni
- Miss Loni
- The Romigs
- The Romigs
- Rusty Parent
- Rusty Parent
- The Maxellos
- The Maxellos
- Martha Hunter
- Martha Hunter
- Truzzi
- Truzzi
- Eugene Scott
- Eugene Scott
- James Barnes
- James Barnes
- Merle Evans
- Merle Evans
- Frank McClosky
- Frank McClosky
- Mike Petrillo
- Mike Petrillo
- Peter Grace
- Peter Grace
- Bob Reynolds
- Bob Reynolds
- George Werner
- George Werner
- Lee Aaker
- Little Boy Spectator
- Dorothy Adams
- Sam's Wife
- Eric Alden
- Canvas Man
- Erville Alderson
- Spectator
- Stanley Andrews
- Spectator
- Ross Bagdasarian
- Spectator
- Frank Baker
- Spectator
- Vicki Bakken
- Vicki
- Arthur Berkeley
- Spectator
- Mary Bezemes
- Minor Role
- Gladys Blake
- Spectator
- Oliver Blake
- Spectator
- William Boyd
- Hopalong Cassidy
- Ralph Brooks
- Spectator
- Helen Brown
- Spectator
- Jeanne Browning
- Girl
- Arthur Q. Bryan
- Spectator
- Donna Burke
- Girl
- Bobby Burns
- Spectator
- Paul E. Burns
- Spectator
- Lonnie Burr
- Little Boy Spectator
- Bruce Cameron
- Bruce
- Charles Campbell
- Spectator
- Frances Campbell
- Minor Role
Produced By
- Cecil B. DeMille
- producer
- Henry Wilcoxon
- associate producer
Music
- Victor Young
- Composer
Cinematography
- George Barnes
- director of photography
Sound
- John Cope
- sound recordist
- Harry Lindgren
- sound recordist
Editing
Art Direction
- Walter H. Tyler
- Art Director
Costumes
- Edith Head
- Costume Designer
- Dorothy Jeakins
- Costume Designer
- Miles White
- Costume Designer
Makeup
- Wally Westmore
- makeup supervisor
Special Effects
- Harold V. McKenzie
- special effects assistant
- Barney Wolff
- special effects
Visual Effects
- Devereaux Jennings
- special photographic effects
- Gordon Jennings
- special photographic effects
- Paul K. Lerpae
- special photographic effects
Assistant Director
- Arthur Rosson
- unit director
- Edward Salven
- assistant director
- Frank Baur
- second assistant director
- Bud Brill
- second assistant director
- Daniel McCauley
- assistant director
- Walter H. Tyler
- assistant director
Production Management
- Roy Burns
- unit manager
- C. Kenneth Deland
- unit manager
- Andrew J. Durkus
- unit manager
Art Department
- Norman Bel Geddes
- designer: big top
- Gene Lauritzen
- construction coordinator
- Jack Senter
- assistant art director
- Dwight Thompson
- props
Stunts
- Norma Fox
- stand-in for Betty Hutton
- Polly Burson
- stunts
- Russell Saunders
- stunts
- Galla Shawn
- stunt double: Betty Hutton
- Dale Van Sickel
- stunts
Editorial
- Robert Brower
- color consultant: Technicolor
Other
- Richard Barstow
- choreographer
- Arthur M. Concello
- general manager: Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Circus
- John Ringling North
- president: Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Circus / technical advisor
- Henry Ringling North
- vice president: Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Circus
- Pat Valdo
- general director of performance: Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Circus
- James Vincent
- dialogue supervisor
- Pat Anthony
- animal handler: tiger
- Lynn Couch
- aerialist coach: Cornel Wilde
- Louis Goebel
- head animal trainer: elephant and tiger
- Gene Holter
- animal trainer: elephant
- Frank Inn
- animal trainer: elephant and tiger
- Juanita Inn
- animal trainer: elephant and tiger
- Mel Koontz
- animal trainer: tiger
- Bert Nelson
- animal coordinator: tiger
- Barlow Simpson
- animal handler: elephant
Music Department
- John Murray Anderson
- stager: circus musical and dance numbers
- Sidney Cutner
- orchestrator
- George Parrish
- orchestrator
- Leo Shuken
- orchestrator
Costume Department
- Joan Joseff
- costume jeweller
Camera Department
- W. Wallace Kelley
- additional photography
- J. Peverell Marley
- additional photography
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