On this day in 1952, Paramount Pictures released the CECIL B. DeMILLE epic, THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH. Shot with the co-operation of The Ringling Brothers, Barnun and Baily Circus, this big-top thriller went on to win the Best Picture Academy Award. Starring BETTY HUTTON, GLORIA GRAHAME, CORNELL WILDE, DOROTHY LAMOUR, CHARLTON HESTON, EMMETT KELLY and JAMES STEWART, the film polarized audiences. Ya either loved it or ya hated it.