Cast & Crew

Directed by

Roy Del Ruth

Writing Credits

Melville Shavelson
(screenplay) and
Jack Rose
(screenplay)
Max Shulman
(story) and
Richard Mealand
(story)
Arnold Horwitt
(sketch "Fountain Pen Sketch" from revue "Make Mine Manhattan") (as Arnold B. Horwitt) &
Sylvia Rosales
(sketch "Fountain Pen Sketch" from revue "Make Mine Manhattan")

Cast

Milton Berle
Kipling 'Kip' Cooper
Virginia Mayo
Nancy Eagen
Ruth Roman
Fay Washburn
Bert Lahr
Eddie Eagen
Alan Hale
Sam Washburn
Grace Hayes
Mrs. Gracie Kennedy Washburn
Jerome Cowan
Elliott Montgomery
Lloyd Gough
Monte Wilson
Ransom M. Sherman
Henry 'Hank' Richards
Iris Adrian
Julie Adams
Wally Vernon
Wally Vernon - Comic
Cecil Stewart & His Royal Rogues
Specialty Act Group
O'Donnell & Blair
Specialty Act
Max Showalter
Comet Pen Salesman
The Moroccans
Specialty Act
Arabella
Stripper
Richard Avonde
Minor Role
Edward Biby
Smoker
John Breen
Club Patron
Leonard Bremen
Tough Guy
George Bruggeman
Electrician
Iphigenie Castiglioni
Madame Rosée
Mary Castle
Showgirl
Carmen Clifford
Chorine
Marion Colby
Ethel
Garrett Craig
Minor Role
Lorinne Crawford
Showgirl
Paul Cristo
Club Patron
Russell Custer
Stagehand
Lynn Davies
Showgirl
Karl 'Killer' Davis
Bouncer
Jeanne Determann
Elsa in Show
Flo Farmer
Showgirl
Kit Guard
Canal Street Boys Club Heckler
Creighton Hale
Hotel Clerk
Jack Henderson
Club Patron
Al Hill
Newark Assistant Stage Manager
Stuart Holmes
Subject of Kip's Bald Jokes
Eileen Howe
Minor Role
Ben Jade
Bouncer
Duke Johnson
Juggler
Sid Kane
Canal Street Boys Club Heckler
Johnny Kern
Club Patron
Charles Kisco
Piano Player
Al Lackey
Passenger
Mike Lally
New Haven Stage Manager
Richard LaMarr
Club Patron
Frank Marlowe
Photographer
Edwin Max
Newark Stage Manager
Sam McDaniel
Porter
Francis McDonald
Wounded Messenger in Newark Musical
Bill McLean
Phil
Sid Melton
Harry - Clurman's Janitor
Sammy Menacker
Bouncer
Charles Meredith
Dr. Finley
Art Miles
Owner
Howard Negley
Police Captain in Show
Monty O'Grady
Actor in Opera
George Offerman Jr.
Elevator Boy
Paul Panzer
Newark Audience Member
Eddie Parks
Irish Tenor
Milton Parsons
Tony - Dishwasher
Lonnie Pierce
Chorine
Joe Ploski
Clurman Waiter
Robert H. Purcell
Minor Role
William Reeves
Gregario in Show
Waclaw Rekwart
Audience Member
Larry Rio
Waiter
Raymond Roe
Young Comic
Danny Rogers
Joe
Rod Rogers
Elevator Boy
Michael Ross
Tough Guy
Ralph Sanford
Entertainment Chairman
Jeffrey Sayre
Newark Audience Member
Frank J. Scannell
Photographer
Emmett Smith
Porter
Robert R. Stephenson
Canal Street Boys Club Heckler
Bert Stevens
Man in Audience
Mark Strong
Station Agent
Nick Stuart
Man in Audience
Leo Sulky
New Haven Electrician
Nita Talbot
Showgirl
Julius Tannen
Mr. H. Clurman
Claudette Thornton
Undetermined Role
Harry Tyler
Oswald - Second Dishwasher
Alice Wallace
Showgirl
Camille Williams
Chorine
Lottie Williams
Newark Audience Member
Phyllis Young
Chorine

Produced by

Jerry Wald
producer

Cinematography by

Ernest Haller
director of photography

Editing by

Clarence Kolster

Art Direction by

Robert M. Haas
(as Robert Haas)

Set Decoration by

William L. Kuehl
(as William Kuehl)

Makeup Department

Perc Westmore
makeup artist
Ray Forman
hair stylist (uncredited)
Otis Malcolm
makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Mel Dellar
assistant director (uncredited)
John Prettyman
second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Eddie Edwards
props (uncredited)
Morris Goldman
props (uncredited)
Weldon H. Patterson
props (uncredited)

Sound Department

Oliver S. Garretson
sound

Camera and Electrical Department

Jack Albin
still photographer (uncredited)
Wesley Anderson
second camera operator (uncredited)
Paul Butner
gaffer (uncredited)
Slim Dexter
grip (uncredited)
George Merhoff
best boy (uncredited)
Lou Molina
assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Leah Rhodes
wardrobe
Rudy Harrington
wardrobe (uncredited)
Ralph Hibbs
wardrobe (uncredited)
Joan Joseff
costume jeweller (uncredited)
Leon Roberts
wardrobe (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Fred E. Farrell
assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department

Sammy Cahn
special music and lyrics
Ray Heindorf
musical director
LeRoy Prinz
musical numbers staged and directed by
David Buttolph
composer: music cues (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Wandra Ramsey
script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Ned Moss
publicist (uncredited)
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