him in so
he wont roll! Has he?
You know what? He wants to
give up the centre ring to me.
Isn't he wonderful?
Yeah. Wonderful.
Where do you propose to go?
I have had the centre ring.
To me, it does not matter.
Ring one or ring three, as you wish.
He really means it, Brad.
He's not just grandstanding.
- Holly...
- Oh, Brad.
I've wanted that ring ever
since I've been a foot high.
Do you know what were paying Sebastian?
You know how his billing
reads? He's the star of the show.
And the star requests ring three.
Who do you think you're kidding?
Lm sorry, Holly, but the
people watch the star.
That's why the star
plays the centre ring.
The people watch the star, do they?
Well, they're going to be watching me.
If you wont let him
give me the centre ring,
I'll take it away from him.
Oh, no, ma chйrie.
I may give it away, but
no one will take it away.
Look, Sebastian.
You're a nice guy, and I
hate to do this to you,
but I'm going to make
ring one the centre ring.
If you do something
once, I'll do it twice.
If you do a double, I'll do a triple.
If you stand on your
head, I'll stand on my ear.
Not while I'm around, you wont.
The one place you're not
around is 40 feet straight up.
Maybe that's why I like it there.
I'm warning you, the audiences
are going to be looking at me.
And so will I.
You start any trouble,
and I'll ground you both.
Hello, Brad. Were here to
bless the circus trains again.
It's good to see you, Father.
Could you pour it on a
little extra heavy this time?
- Of course we can.
- I think were going to need it.
All right, boys. Raise
that run up and get it in.
Even.
Loading.
Hurry it up, little Jim!
- Give me your hand.
- Don't fall, now.
Oh, boy!
Bye. See you in Washington.
Bye, Father!
Bye, Father.
...one of the featured attractions
of the greatest show on earth.
Come right on in. Lets everybody go.
...boys and girls...
She's going to swallow
first this curved sword,
and you will notice that
she has to twist her body
in order that the sword
can go down her curved neck.
Do you think it's sharp?
Children of all ages!
John Ringling North welcomes you
to the greatest show on earth.
Brainy bruins with new ideas.
Himalayan, Russian,
Syrian and polar bears.
Sleek and shining as silver dollars,
Roland Tiebor's marvellous, amazing,
sophisticated sea lions.
The internationally
famous riding canine!
He did it, Mama!
Back, boy!
Foot!
Foot! Foot!
Foot!
That foots pretty rough
to go in a girls face.
- File it.
- All right.
Hey, the duel or whatever you call
it for the centre ring, Mr. Braden?
Yeah? What about it?
I hear they're slapping death
in the face twice a day.
The paper wants to know
if it's on the level.
Coming right on. Take a look.
Ladies and gentlemen,
the sensation of the ages.
In ring one,
the beautiful bird of paradise,
queen of the flying trapeze,
the daring, the incredible,
the death-defying,
peerless and fearless Holly!
And in the centre ring,
the outstanding aerial
daredevil of all time,
the debonair king of the
air, The Great Sebastian!
It sure packs them in. Best
publicity gag in a long time.
It's no gag, brother.
You wouldn't kid me, would you?
Kid you? They're working without nets.
Boy, look at that guy.
Look at her!
If they don't get killed.
It's all done with mirrors, mister.
- Well, what are they going to do now?
- Changing bars.
Should I whistle them down,
Brad? They're changing their act.
No. Leave them alone.
They're doing all right.
Okay. You're the boss.
Hey, Sebastian, try it
without the doughnut!
How long do you think this can
go on before something happens?
That's circus, isn't it?
Do you believe in prayer?
And practise.
- What if one of them falls?
- Nobody's going to fall.
This is packing them in every show.
- We stay in the black or close down.
- Oh, stop talking so tough.
You know, that isn't the
bass drum I hear thumping.
That's your heart.
You