Cast & Crew

Directed by

Howard Hawks

Writing Credits

Billy Wilder
(based on the story "From A to Z" by) and
Thomas Monroe
(based on the story "From A to Z" by)
Harry Tugend
(adaptation) (uncredited)
Helen McSweeney
(dialogue director) (uncredited)

Cast

Danny Kaye
Professor Hobart Frisbee
Virginia Mayo
Honey Swanson
Benny Goodman
Professor Magenbruch
Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton
Charlie Barnet
Charlie Barnet
Mel Powell
Mel Powell
Ford Washington Lee
Buck
John W. Bubbles
Bubbles
Page Cavanaugh Trio
The Page Cavanaugh Trio
The Golden Gate Quartette
The Golden Gate Quartette
Samba Kings
The Samba Kings
Hugh Herbert
Professor Twingle
Steve Cochran
Tony Crow
J. Edward Bromberg
Dr. Elfini
Felix Bressart
Professor Gerkikoff
Ludwig Stössel
Professor Traumer
O.Z. Whitehead
Professor Oddly
Esther Dale
Miss Bragg
Mary Field
Miss Totten
Howland Chamberlain
Mr. Setter
Paul Langton
Joe
Sidney Blackmer
Adams
Ben Welden
Monte
Ben Chasen
Ben
Peter Virgo
Louis
Harry Babasin
Bass
Louie Bellson
Drums
Alton Hendrickson
Guitar
Juliette Ball
Woman at Chocolate Club
Shirley Ballard
Chorine at Crow's Nest
Edward Biby
Headwaiter at Barnet Club
Norman Blake
Man at Crow's Nest
Lennie Bluett
Man at Chocolate Club
The Brazilians
Performers
Jill Browning
Woman at Dorsey Club
Paul E. Burns
Justice of the Peace
Lucille Casey
Woman at Dorsey Club
Page Cavanaugh
Self - Singer / Pianist (uncredited)
Lane Chandler
Policeman at Twin Oaks Inn
Peter Cusanelli
Chef at Dixieland Club
Vivian Dandridge
Patron at The Chocolate Club
Roy Darmour
Man at Crow's Nest
Joe Devlin
Adams' Henchman
Carl Faulkner
Postman
Maxine Fife
Woman at Barnet Club
Bess Flowers
Nightclub Patron
George Ford
Man at Table
Louise Franklin
Woman at Chocolate Club
Raoul Freeman
Detective from D.A.'s Office
Diane Garrett
Woman at Dorsey Club
Karen X. Gaylord
Woman at Crow's Nest
Norma Gentner
Girl with Samba Kings
Sue George
Cigarette Girl
William Haade
Detective from D.A.'s Office
Barbara Hamilton
Woman at Dorsey Club
Charles Hawkins
Nightclub Patron at The Chocolate Club
John Impolito
Chef at the Dixieland
Eugene Jackson
Nightclub patron
Freddie Jackson
Nightclub patron
Marjorie Jackson
Chorine at Crow's Nest
Donald Kerr
Waiter at Crow's Nest
Nolan Leary
Stage Doorman at the Crow's Nest
Bert LeBaron
Chef at Dixieland Club
Will Lee
Waiter at the Dixieland Club
Wilbur Mack
Nightclub Patron
Frank Meredith
Policeman at Toll Gate
Harold Miller
Nightclub Patron
Beverlee Mitchell
Girl at Table
Martha Montgomery
Chorine at Crow's Nest
Juanita Moore
Woman at Chocolate Club
Gene Morgan
Man at Dorsey Club
Diana Mumby
Chorine at Crow's Nest
Janie New
Woman at Dorsey Club
Milicent Patrick
Woman at Dorsey Club
Foster H. Phinney
Man at Crow's Nest
Jeffrey Sayre
Man at Dorsey Club
Muni Seroff
Waiter
Jeri Sullavan
Honey Swanson
Irene Vernon
Woman at Crow's Nest
Al Viola
Self - Guitarist
Pat Walker
Photographer at Dorsey Club
Alice Wallace
Woman at Dorsey Club
Don Wilmot
Messenger

Produced by

Samuel Goldwyn
producer

Music by

Hugo Friedhofer
(uncredited)
Emil Newman
(uncredited)

Cinematography by

Gregg Toland
director of photography

Editing by

Daniel Mandell

Art Direction by

Perry Ferguson
George Jenkins

Set Decoration by

Julia Heron
(set decorations)

Costume Design by

Irene Sharaff
(as Sharaff)

Makeup Department

Marie Clark
hair stylist
Robert Stephanoff
makeup
Mel Berns
makeup department head (uncredited)

Production Management

Leon Fromkess
executive in charge of production (uncredited)
Raoul Pagel
production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Joseph Boyle
assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department

Fred Lau
sound recorder
Larry Gannon
sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Harry Redmond Jr.
special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

John P. Fulton
special photographic effects (as John Fulton)

Camera and Electrical Department

W. Howard Greene
director of photography (uncredited)
Ralph Hoge
grip (uncredited)
Hal McAlpin
still photographer (uncredited)
Bert Shipman
camera operator (uncredited)

Editorial Department

William Fritzsche
associate color director: Technicolor
Natalie Kalmus
color director: Technicolor

Music Department

Hugo Friedhofer
musical director
Emil Newman
musical director
Sonny Burke
orchestrator (uncredited)
Fletcher Henderson
music arranger (uncredited)
Louis Kaufman
musician: violin (uncredited)
Jerome Moross
composer: additional music (uncredited)
Jeri Sullavan
singing voice: Virginia Mayo (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Sam Freedle
script supervisor (uncredited)
Anita Speer
script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Samuel Goldwyn
presenter
Gino Baghetti
italian voice dubbing: Ford Washington Lee (uncredited)
Jean Berton
french voice dubbing: O.Z. Whitehead (uncredited)
Lola Braccini
italian voice dubbing: Esther Dale (uncredited)
Jean Brochard
french voice dubbing: Peter Virgo (uncredited)
Rosetta Calavetta
italian voice dubbing: Virginia Mayo (uncredited)
Nino Camarda
italian voice dubbing: Benny Goodman & Hugh Herbert (uncredited)
Giorgio Capecchi
italian voice dubbing: Steve Cochran (uncredited)
Jean Clarieux
french voice dubbing: Sidney Blackmer (uncredited)
Mario Corte
italian voice dubbing: Paul E. Burns (uncredited)
Henri Ebstein
french voice dubbing: Howard Chamberlin (uncredited)
Cesare Fantoni
italian voice dubbing: Felix Bressart (uncredited)
Lauro Gazzolo
italian voice dubbing: O.Z. Whitehead (uncredited)
Loris Gizzi
italian voice dubbing: Ludwig Stössel (uncredited)
Ulric Guttinguer
french voice dubbing: Paul Langton (uncredited)
Jean Lemarguy
french voice dubbing: Hugh Herbert (uncredited)
Raymond Loyer
french voice dubbing: Steve Cochran (uncredited)
Albert Montigny
french voice dubbing: Ludwig Stössel & Nolan Leary (uncredited)
Maurice Nasil
french voice dubbing: Danny Kaye (uncredited)
Marcel Painvin
french voice dubbing: Ben Chasen (uncredited)
Luigi Pavese
italian voice dubbing: J. Edward Bromberg (uncredited)
Bruno Persa
italian voice dubbing: Paul Langton (uncredited)
Fernand Rauzéna
french voice dubbing: Ben Welden (uncredited)
Raymond Rognoni
french voice dubbing: J. Edward Bromberg (uncredited)
Stefano Sibaldi
italian voice dubbing: Danny Kaye (uncredited)
Vinicio Sofia
italian voice dubbing: John William Sublett (uncredited)
Wanda Tettoni
italian voice dubbing: Mary Field (uncredited)
Roger Til
french voice dubbing: Benny Goodman (uncredited)
Massimo Turci
italian voice dubbing: Carl Faulkner (uncredited)
Renato Turi
italian voice dubbing: Tommy Dorsey (uncredited)
Gaetano Verna
italian voice dubbing: Ben Welden (uncredited)
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