Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on November 19, 2016

For Cecil B. DeMille there was no such thing as a regular feature film...it always had to be a spectacle. Circus films were a dime a dozen in the 1930s, but none of them really captured that thrill of seeing a circus in person. A circus was meant to be...   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on September 16, 2015

The Greatest Show on Earth Directed by Cecil B. De Mille Written by Written by Fredric M. Frank, Barré Lyndon, and Theodore St. John; story by Frank, St. John, and Frank Cavett 1952/USA Paramount Pictures First viewing/Netflix rental I will cut this movie some slack for the circus acts and...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on September 21, 2012

Critics often deride The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) as one of the worst Best Picture winners in Oscar history, but Cecil B. DeMille’s elaborate circus spectacle deserves a better reputation among classic movie fans. Yes, High Noon is the better film, but the blame for choosing the safer pic   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on September 21, 2012

Critics often deride The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) as one of the worst Best Picture winners in Oscar history, but Cecil B. DeMille’s elaborate circus spectacle deserves a better reputation among classic movie fans. Yes, High Noon is the better film, but the blame for choosing the safer pic   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on September 21, 2012

Critics often deride The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) as one of the worst Best Picture winners in Oscar history, but Cecil B. DeMille’s elaborate circus spectacle deserves a better reputation among classic movie fans. Yes, High Noon is the better film, but the blame for choosing the safer pic   read more

Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on September 18, 2011

You watched a movie. You knew it wasn’t very good. But you loved it anyway! The premise of the CMBA’s Guilty Pleasure Movie Blogathon makes me feel guilty about my participation in said blogathon because I don’t think The Greatest Show on Earth is a bad movie. I don’t!   read more

The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on June 22, 2010

Cecil B. DeMille brings the circus to the movies in his second to last film ever.  Working with Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus, he created a drama centering around the big top, using actual circus performances within the film and making his actors learn their characters specific acts.  T   read more

Movie Classics Posted by Judy on July 5, 2009

I didn’t particularly mean to watch this movie at all. As a Cecil B DeMille epic, it isn’t the sort of thing that normally appeals to me, since I tend to like movies which are on a smaller scale. But I noticed in the TV listings that James Stewart played...   read more