A huge, mawkish, trite circus movie directed by Cecil B. De Mille in a neo-Biblical style.

Curious it is that, in spite of all the scenes. blaringly, glaringly effective which belong specifically to the sawdust ring, both Mr. de Mille and The Greatest Show on Earth are most themselves in the scene of the railway disaster.

De Mille provides the maximum of entertainment in his production, not to speak of glamour, and above all the spirit that forever lurks under the big top.

DeMille was as big as the pictures he made – the ringleader of the Hollywood circus