The Greatest Show? Hardly, especially when you consider that Cecil B. DeMille's circus epic beat out High Noon and The Quiet Man for Best Picture of 1952. This three-ring saga boasts a parade of stars, including Charlton Heston, Betty Hutton, and James Stewart as a sad, on-the-lam clown. But given the soapy drama and empty spectacle, this Big Top flop should've bitten the sawdust instead of claiming the top prize.
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