Cast & Crew

Directed by

Sam Wood

Writing Credits

Robert Pirosh
(screen play) &
George Seaton
(screen play) and
George Oppenheimer
(screen play)
Robert Pirosh
(original story) and
George Seaton
(original story)
Al Boasberg
(original story) (uncredited)
Al Boasberg
(screen play) (uncredited)
Leon Gordon
(original story) (uncredited)
Leon Gordon
(screen play) (uncredited)
George S. Kaufman
(screen play) (uncredited)
Carey Wilson
(uncredited)

Cast

Groucho Marx
Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush
Chico Marx
Tony
Harpo Marx
Stuffy
Allan Jones
Gil Stewart
Maureen O'Sullivan
Judy Standish
Margaret Dumont
Mrs. Emily Upjohn
Leonard Ceeley
Whitmore
Douglass Dumbrille
Morgan
Esther Muir
Cokey 'Flo'
Sig Ruman
Dr. Steinberg
Robert Middlemass
Sheriff
Vivien Fay
Dancer
Ivie Anderson
Vocalist
The Crinoline Choir
Vocal Ensemble
Hooper Atchley
Race Judge
King Baggot
Race Track Official Starter
Kenny Baker
Party Guest
Vivian Barry
Telephone Girl
Barbara Bedford
Secretary
Vangie Beilby
Racetrack Spectator
Edna Bennett
Nurse
Edward Biby
Racetrack Spectator
Thurman Black
Black Singer
Lennie Bluett
Black Singer
William A. Boardway
Party Guest
The Plantation Boys
Performers
Chet Brandenburg
Racetrack Spectator
Troy Brown Sr.
Black Singer
Sheila Brown
Child
Jean Burt
Telephone Operator
Ben Carter
Black Singer
Ruth Cherrington
Racetrack Spectator
Jacqueline Clancy
Child
Paralee Coleman
Black Performer
Gino Corrado
Man Boarding Bus
DeForest Covan
Black Singer
George Cowl
Racetrack Spectator
Jack Daley
Racetrack Spectator
Dorothy Dandridge
Black Singer
Robert Dandridge
Black Performer
Vivian Dandridge
Black Singer
Frankie Darro
Morgan's Jockey
Frank Dawson
Doctor
Dudley Dickerson
Wheelchair Attendant
Helen Dickson
Party Guest
Billy Dooley
Race Track Bugler
Edward Earle
Race Judge
Aaron Edwards
Plainclothesman
Richard Farnsworth
Jockey
W.C. Fields
Race Track Patron
Pat Flaherty
Detective with Sheriff
Bess Flowers
Racetrack Spectator
Ray Flynn
Racetrack Spectator
Byron Foulger
Racetrack Spectator
J.C. Fowler
Party Guest
Jack George
Musician
Avanelle Harris
Black Singer
John Hiestand
Radio Announcer
Leyland Hodgson
Policeman at Racetrack
Arthur Stuart Hull
Racetrack Spectator
John Hyams
Judge
William Irving
Man for Horn Business
Si Jenks
Messenger
Jack W. Johnston
Racetrack Spectator
Darby Jones
Black Singer
Etta Jones
Black Singer
Jack Kenney
Racetrack Spectator
Edith Kingdon
Racetrack Spectator
Carole Landis
Party Guest
Harry Lash
Racetrack Spectator
Alexander Leftwich
Musician
Edward LeSaint
Doctor
Carl M. Leviness
Party Guest Who Calls the Sheriff
Max Lucke
Doctor
Danellen Mabry
Young girl
Wilbur Mack
Race Judge
Mary MacLaren
Nurse
Charles McAvoy
Policeman Pursuing Hugo
Alex Melesh
Racetrack Spectator
Norma Miller
Black Singer
Bert Moorhouse
Racetrack Spectator
Edmund Mortimer
Party Guest
Etta Moten
Black Singer
Henry Mowbray
Man for Hat Business
Lee Murray
Judge
Harry Myers
Party Guest
Field Norton
Party Guest
Jack Norton
Drunk
Frank O'Connor
Racetrack Guard
Cullen and Pauline
Performers
Victor Potel
Horn Blower
Russ Powell
Racetrack Spectator
James Quinn
Racetrack Spectator
Bob Reeves
Policeman Pursuing Hugo
Cyril Ring
Racetrack Spectator
Gus Robinson
Black Singer
Jimmy Robinson
Black Performer
Alexander Schoenberg
Musician in orchestra
Jesse Scott
Black Performer
Allen D. Sewall
Policeman Pursuing Hugo
Four Hot Shots
Black Performers
Phillips Smalley
Racing Spectator with Wrong Hat
Carolynne Snowden
Black Singer
John St. Polis
Musician in orchestra
Arthur Thalasso
Policeman Pursuing Hugo
The Three Chocolateers
Black Performers
Charles Trowbridge
Dr. Wilmerding
Arthur White's Lindy Hoppers and Jitterbugs
Dancers
Elizabeth Williams
Racetrack Spectator
Harry Wilson
Detective with Sheriff
Florence Wix
Party Guest
Buck Woods
Black Singer

Produced by

Max Siegel
associate producer
Irving Thalberg
producer (uncredited)
Lawrence Weingarten
producer (uncredited)
Sam Wood
producer (uncredited)

Music by

Franz Waxman
(uncredited)

Cinematography by

Joseph Ruttenberg
(photographed by)
Leonard Smith
(photographed by) (uncredited)

Editing by

Frank E. Hull
film editor

Art Direction by

Cedric Gibbons

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Robert A. Golden
assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Stan Rogers
associate art director
Edwin B. Willis
associate art director
Walter Bjorne
poster artist : Sweden [1972] (uncredited)

Sound Department

Douglas Shearer
recording director

Stunts

Richard Farnsworth
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Ted Wurtenberg
gaffer (uncredited)

Casting Department

Ben Carter
casting: black sequence (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Dolly Tree
wardrobe
Eugene Joseff
costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

Leo Arnaud
choral arrangements / orchestral arrangements
George Bassman
orchestrator
Roger Edens
musical arrangements
Walter Jurmann
music by
Gus Kahn
lyrics by
Bronislau Kaper
music by
Paul Marquardt
orchestrator
Merrill Pye
musical presentation
Franz Waxman
musical director
Wayne Allen
orchestrator (uncredited)
George Bassman
composer: additional music (uncredited)
Roger Edens
composer: additional music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Carl 'Major' Roup
script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Dave Gould
musical numbers staged by
Reginald Le Borg
director: musical scenes (uncredited)
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