The Greatest Show on Earth (film)

"[to Holly, as his blood is being transfused into Brad] If he should make love well after this, pay no attention - it will be me."

"[while Buttons is doing first aid] Buttons! If that detective sees you doing this, he won't need fingerprints!"

"Listen, sugar, the only way that you can keep me warm is to wrap me up in a marriage license."

"Narrator: [first lines] We bring you the circus, pied piper whose magic tunes greet children of all ages, from six to 60, into a tinsel and spun-candy world of reckless beauty and mounting laughter and whirling thrills; of rhythm, excitement and grace; of blaring and daring and dance; of high-stepping horses and high-flying stars. But behind all this, the circus is a massive machine whose very life depends on discipline and motion and speed. A mechanized army on wheels, that rolls over any obstacle in its path, that meets calamity again and again, but always comes up smiling. A place where disaster and tragedy stalk the big top, haunt the backyard, and ride the circus train. Where death is constantly watching for one frayed rope, one weak link, or one trace of fear. A fierce, primitive fighting force that smashes relentlessly forward against impossible odds. That is the circus. And this is the story of the biggest of the big tops, and of the men and women who fight to make it "The Greatest Show on Earth.""

"Midway barker: [last lines] That's all, ladies and gentlemen, that's all. Come again to the greatest show on earth. Bring the children. Bring the old folks. You can shake the sawdust off your feet, but you can't shake it outta your heart. Come again, folks. The Greatest Show on Earth. Come again."

"Mightiest of Motion Pictures!"

"Thrill to Cecil B. DeMille's pageantry and excitement!"

"Love! Laughter! Thrills! Wonders! Suspense! Spectacle! Heart!"

"The motion picture for everyone!"

"Betty Hutton - Holly"

"Cornel Wilde - The Great Sebastian"

"Charlton Heston - Brad Braden"

"James Stewart - Buttons the Clown"

"Dorothy Lamour - Phyllis"

"Gloria Grahame - Angel"

"Henry Wilcoxon - FBI Agent Gregory"

"Lawrence Tierney - Mr. Henderson"

"Lyle Bettger - Klaus"

"Bob Carson - Ringmaster"

"John Ridgely - Assistant Manager"

"Frank Wilcox - Circus doctor"

"Brad Johnson - unnamed reporter"

"John Kellogg - Harry"

"Julia Faye - Birdie"

"Lillian Albertson - Buttons' mother"

"Edmond O'Brien - Narrator"