
The Biggest Show on Earth
1918-04-28 · 50 min · Not rated
Raised in a circus company, a young girl finds herself unhappily out of place at an upper class finishing school. She struggles to fit in with the young ladies of society, but it is her handiness with dangerous animals that finally breaks her through.
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- Directors
- Jerome Storm
- Production companies
- Thomas H. Ince Corporation
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- United States of America
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Enid BennettRoxie Kemp
Ethel LynneMarjorie Trent
Melbourne MacDowellNat Kemp
Jack NelsonRoss
Earle RodneyOwen Trent
Carl StockdaleCol. Jeffrey TrentTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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