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	Foster on Film - Post-War British Comedy: The Smallest Show on Earth
		By 1957, many of the post-war elements were fading from Post-War British Comedies, but not from The Smallest Show on Earth.
		Resources were scarce and could not be spent on anything "frivolous," so cinemas were looking pretty threadbare by the mid '50s.
		As Sellers went on to become the biggest star of the cast, The Smallest Show on Earth is marketed as a vehicle for his brand of comedy.
	www.fosteronfilm.com /brit/smallestshow.htm (525 words)

	Smallest Show On Earth Front Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
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	www.vhsmovie.net /smallest-show-on-earth-front-page.html (497 words)

	The Smallest Show on Earth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Smallest Show on Earth is a 1957 British film, directed by Basil Dearden, and starring Bill Travers, Virginia McKenna, Peter Sellers, Margaret Rutherford, Bernard Miles, Leslie Phillips, Francis De Wolff, George Cross, June Cunningham and Sid James.
		The Smallest Show on Earth isn't a subtle comedy of manners in the tradition of Ealing comedies such as Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) and The Ladykillers (1955).
		The Bijou seems to show only B-movie Westerns, but the movies are patently caricatured.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Smallest_Show_on_Earth (713 words)

	dvdfuture.com :: Review - Smallest Show On Earth, The
		The characters in "The Smallest Show On Earth" are the focal point in this story as even the events happening are small: two newlyweds in a big city go to a small town to see the cinema the husband was left by a great uncle.
		Peter Sellers has a part just a little bigger than the one he has in "The Smallest Show On Earth." The other movies in the collection are excellent with only the movie "Hoffman" being so off the regular track that it may have a limited appeal.
		Films like "The Smallest Show On Earth" are not made like this anymore and if they are attempted there is usually no budget for real actors and quality production as this picture has.
	www.dvdfuture.com /review.php?id=624 (1007 words)

	The Smallest Show on Earth
		The Smallest Show slots in perfectly with the cycle, getting laughs from the Bijou's already outmoded program of scratchy Westerns and desert dramas (which increase ice cream sales) and sentiment over the staff's midnight screenings of silent movies that remind them of better days.
		In the British comedy, "The Smallest Show on Earth" Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna are teamed together as newlyweds Matt and Jill Spencer.
		'THE SMALLEST SHOW ON EARTH' may not have been exactly that since there were certainly smaller, but it was a case of a fictional small "electric theatre" (the British way of differentiating a movie theatre from a legitimate theatre or 'music hall,' as they designated their version of the American vaudeville).
	www.dvd-today.com /dvd/B00007AJE9/The_Smallest_Show_on_Earth.html (2034 words)

	THE STAGE: 'CIRCUS' - New York Times
		LEAD: HUCK SNYDER'S ''Circus'' is a contender for the title of the smallest show on earth.
		HUCK SNYDER'S ''Circus'' is a contender for the title of the smallest show on earth.
		The show and the scenery move so quickly that there is scarcely time to worry about the moments of whimsy.
	query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE2DC1031F932A25751C0A961948260 (583 words)

	The Smallest Show on Earth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Smallest Show on Earth has a reputation as a generally well-regarded British comedy and this is because of the character performances of Rutherford, Sellers and Miles as the three old eccentrics; but of the three, only Rutherford (named Mrs.
		The Bijou seems to show only B-movie Westerns watched by young unruly crowds, but the movies are so patently caricatured that no one who truly loves cinema would want to watch them.
		But the movie is ultimately a paean to old age, and accordingly, it ends with the Bijou's modern competitor, the Grand, burned down, and the old Bijou the only cinema left in town.
	en.mcfly.org /The_Smallest_Show_on_Earth (451 words)

	Deep Discount DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The first show begins with Clark facing a difficult decision in the Fortress of Solitude, as he is given the choice of saving Chloe's (Allison Mack) life or saving the planet.
		When Slevin (Hartnett) shows up at his friend Nick's apartment in Manhattan, Nick is nowhere to be found.
		Unlike other shows set in the world of medicine, this series is just as concerned with its characters' personal lives as with their medical careers, and thrives by stressing the way in which the two intertwine.
	deepdiscountdvd.com /redirect.cfm?...&ref=411interactive&goto=buyPage (566 words)

	Amazon.com: Smallest Show on Earth (B&W): Video: Virginia McKenna,Bill Travers,Margaret Rutherford,Peter ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Smallest Show slots in perfectly with the cycle, getting laughs from the Bijou's already outmoded program of scratchy Westerns and desert dramas (which increase ice cream sales) and sentiment over the staff's midnight screenings of silent movies that remind them of better days.
		In the British comedy, "The Smallest Show on Earth" Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna are teamed together as newlyweds Matt and Jill Spencer.
		"Smallest" is a simple, delightful plot of what might go wrong with the best laid plans of inheritance when the legatees need to put an over-the-hill movie house back in business to compete with an up-to-date rival.
	www.amazon.com /Smallest-Show-Earth-B-W/dp/6303934579 (1467 words)

	Ringling Museum to be home to greatest, and smallest, show on Earth
		The display is designed to replicate the shows that toured from 1919 to 1938, although Tibbals said he did depart to include replicas of some costumes from the 1952 movie extravaganza "The Greatest Show on Earth,"
		But he does remember every detail of the show he saw in 1941, even that he sat on a bale of hay.
		Howard Tibbals poses with one of his miniature replica circus train rail cars at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Fla. The "Greatest Show on Earth" in Howard Tibbals world is also the smallest.
	www.azcentral.com /ent/pop/articles/1204minicircus04.html (910 words)

	Meet Thumbelina, the world's smallest horse \| the Daily Mail
		Billie Piper shows off her sexy new look while filming a TV role as a call girl...
		She was born on a farm in America to a couple who specialise in breeding miniature horses.
		These popular show horses usually weigh about 250lb and reach a height of 34 inches when they are fully grown.
	www.dailymail.co.uk /pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=409317&in_page_id=1770 (1483 words)

	The Smallest Show on Earth (1957) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		IMDb > The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)
		'THE SMALLEST SHOW ON EARTH' may not have been exactly that since there were certainly smaller, but it was a case of a fictional small "electric theatre" (the once British way of differentiating a movie theatre from a legitimate theatre or 'music hall,' as they designated their version of the American vaudeville).
		This reviewer responded with information and said that the description of it he gave sounded something like "The Smallest Show on Earth." He responded that he was amazed that anyone remembered the 1956 British film, but that it was indeed an inspiration for his movie.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0050985 (883 words)

	The New Yorker THE SMALLEST SHOW ON EARTH Review
		The two strike pay dirt when they book arid Westerns, raise the indoor temperature to a swelter, and send a curvaceous refreshment gal down the aisles.
		The director Basil Dearden and the writers William Rose and John Eldridge show a keen understanding of how low-level movie-going operates: sensationalism mixed with rowdy audience participation.
		Feb. 3 at 8:55: "The Smallest Show on Earth" (+).
	www.filmforum.org /archivedfilms/sellersnewyorker.html (263 words)

	Smallest Show on Earth, The - 1957 - Peter Sellers
		Smallest Show on Earth, The - 1957 - Peter Sellers
		A classic rags-to-riches tale of two young married couples who inherit a decayed movie cinema and make it pay off for them.
		"The Smallest Show on Earth" is a charming film.
	www.learmedia.ca /product_info.php/products_id/1135 (422 words)

	The Biggest format in the Smallest Cinema (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Orla Nielsen, DFF, gives your Editor his thoughts on why he is managing the smallest public cinema on the planet with a DTS 70mm installation and a curved screen.
		We thought we were going to show "Vertigo" in 70mm DTS.
		There is a large faithful crowd coming back every time we show 70mm.
	www.in70mm.com /newsletter/1998/55/biffen/biffen.htm (1098 words)

	SALE! Free Smallest Show on Earth & Front Page (2pc) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Smallest Show on Earth & Front Page (2pc)
		Comment: In the British comedy, "The Smallest Show on Earth" Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna are teamed together as newlyweds Matt and Jill Spencer.
		Comment: 'THE SMALLEST SHOW ON EARTH' may not have been exactly that since there were certainly smaller, but it was a case of a fictional small "electric theatre" (the British way of differentiating a movie theatre from a legitimate theatre or 'music hall,' as they designated their version of the American vaudeville).
	www.onefloor.com /storefront/Smallest_Show_on_Earth_Front_Page-6303466346.html (1482 words)

	Peter Sellers Collection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Unfortunately the audio is showing a lot of deterioration, so that much of the music sounds distorted.
		The Smallest Show on Earth is a delightful look at the small-time small-town movie business of the fifties, with delightful performances by the entire cast (and a GREAT punch-line!).
		It is free of deterioration (though it does show its age, if only in showing the limitations of the technology used to record it).
	www.classicsondvd.com /petersellers.htm (1341 words)

	The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)
		Matt and Jean are reliant on a trio of stalwart Bijou staff; alcoholic Percy Quill (Peter Sellers) the projectionist, Old Tom (Bernard Miles) the doorman, and most of all, Mrs.
		To compound their problems with the cinema further, the young couple and it’s audience must endure a nearby train track causing the entire building to vibrate with each passing train, so the resourceful duo attempt to camouflage the passing trains by showing westerns which include trains within the film!
		In an attempt to force the young couple to sell, the rival cinema attempt various dirty tricks to force their competitors out of business.
	www.britmovie.co.uk /genres/comedy/filmography/028.html (380 words)

	The Smallest Show On Earth - Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		He makes the couple an insultingly low offer, so they come up with a scheme to bluff Hardcastle into thinking they will remodel and reopen the Bijou with the hope that they will get a much better offer.
		What makes this film sparkle is the wonderful supporting cast that totally steals the show.
		Quill, the projectionist with a taste for booze who is the only person that can keep the antique equipment running, even if it means climbing on top of it to keep it from shaking apart when the trains go by overhead during the show; Margaret Rutherford as Mrs.
	members.aol.com /damsel16a/small.html (312 words)

	Smallest Show On Earth, The DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Smallest Show on Earth Virginia McKenna Bill Travers Virginia McKenna Bill Travers The Smallest Show on Earth McKenna Virginia Travers Bill Virginia McKenna Bill Travers margaret A. Farmer Farmer Carter-Ron Carter and Art Farmer: Live at Sweet Basil...
		show had to be cancelled due to the Coal Exchange where it was to held being destroyed by enemy action.
		Small shows were held in the Mitre Hotel in Manchester during the war.
	www.dvdhq.co.uk /comedy/MP184D (2815 words)

	Smallest Show on Earth, The Review (1957)
		In these days where there are hardly any single or double screen cinemas left in Britain, and the entertainment companies are only interested in multiplexes with umpteen screens, The Smallest Show on Earth has an extra sheen of nostalgia to it.
		The humour is best described as gentle, and the funnier characters do tend to be nudged out the way for more screen time with the nice young couple, but the rendering of an old cinema circa 1957 is very entertaining.
		There's a train track close by which interrupts the showings with its locomotives jolting along and its station anouncements, forcing Mr Quill to hang onto the projector for dear life.
	www.thespinningimage.co.uk /cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=1562 (530 words)

	EUFS: The Smallest Show on Earth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		However, they soon find themselves more and more attracted to the fleapit and the three old staff members that go with it.
		A real treat from begining to end, The Smallest Show On Earth is perfectly played by a brilliant cast.
		The characters of the three staff members are at the heart of the film - it's with them that our feelings lie - and these performances are as first rate as you would expect from acting greats Peter Sellers, Margaret Rutherford and Bernard Miles.
	www.eufs.org.uk /films/the_smallest_show_on_earth.html (184 words)

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	DVD Savant Review: The Peter Sellers Collection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Thinking they've inherited a fortune, Matt and Jean Spencer (Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna) discover their legacy is a rundown theater called The Bijou, sandwiched between two noisy railways and completely overwhelmed by the local picture palace, The Grand.
		A quaint film with an affection for the old-time movie experience, The Smallest Show on Earth is mostly a rather predictable sitcom involving the running of an old movie house.
		The idea that a run-down house might show Westerns may not be unusual - film critics writing about the Western genre in the early 70s mentioned little U.K. theaters that showed oaters exclusively - and had hobby horses up front for little kids to ride on while watching.
	www.dvdsavant.com /s744sell.html (4490 words)

	Earth & Sky : Listener Questions
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	www.earthsky.org /shows/listenerquestions.php (695 words)

	Reel Streets: The Smallest Show on Earth (Locations)
		Reel Streets : devoted to British film locations, and places where films were made in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, in the years 1920's to 1980's.
		Hi, I watched "The Smallest Show on Earth" (Basil Dearden, 1957)on the TV yesterday and was pleased to see that some of the outside scenes were filmed in the Potteries (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire)near to where I live.
		This is a paragraph of text that could go in the sidebar.
	www.reelstreets.com /2006/02/smallest-show-on-earth-locations.html (253 words)

	DVD Verdict Review - The Peter Sellers Collection
		Sellers was born in 1925 and first rose to prominence in Britain after the Second World War through his participation in "The Goon Show." This radio program, on the air from 1951 to 1960, was a collection of off-the-wall comedy sketches to which Sellers lent his considerable talents with a number of unique characters.
		The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)—A young couple, Matt and Jean Spencer, inherit a decaying cinema called the Bijou located in the backwater town of Sloughborough.
		The part has minimal dialogue, relying more on visual humour, particularly Quill's efforts to keep the ancient projection equipment running in the face of faulty electrical circuits, constant film breakages, and the vibration caused by trains passing by just outside the theatre.
	www.dvdverdict.com /reviews/petersellers.php (2580 words)

	"The Smallest Show On Earth" On DVD!
		Unlike some classic films, "The Smallest Show On Earth" also offers something for the nostalgic character in all of us.
		A full audio CD featuring "The Smallest Show On Earth" star and one of the UK's favorites, Mr.
		Peter Sellers was a genius of his time, being multi-lingual and having the ability to transform his face, body, dialect, and entire being into a multitude of characters at the drop of a hat.
	www.drive-inmovie.com /smallestshow.html (755 words)

	The DVD Journal \| Quick Reviews: The Smallest Show on Earth
		The picture stars Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna (both of whom show up in Born Free) as Matt and Jean Spencer, a writer and his wife who come into an inheritance they were not expecting.
		It turns out that Matt's great uncle owned a theater named The Bijou Kinema in a small town, but that lovely little theater has been usurped by a more powerful and expensive venue, leaving them with what appears to be a white elephant.
		Part of "The Peter Sellers Collection," Anchor Bay's DVD release of The Smallest Show on Earth features the fl-and-white film in anamorphic widescreen (1.66:1) and in 2.0 mono.
	www.dvdjournal.com /quickreviews/s/smallestshowonearth.q.shtml (341 words)

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