Cast & Crew

Directed by

Busby Berkeley

Writing Credits

Fred F. Finklehoffe
(original story) (as Fred Finklehoffe)
Fred F. Finklehoffe
(screen play) (as Fred Finklehoffe) and
Elaine Ryan
(screen play)

Cast

Mickey Rooney
Tommy Williams
Judy Garland
Penny Morris
Fay Bainter
Miss Jones
Virginia Weidler
Barbara Jo
Ray McDonald
Ray Lambert
Richard Quine
Morton Hammond
Donald Meek
Mr. Stone
Alexander Woollcott
Alexander Woollcott
Luis Alberni
Nick
James Gleason
Thornton Reed
Emma Dunn
Mrs. Williams
Frederick Burton
Mr. Morris
Cliff Clark
Inspector Moriarity
William Post Jr.
Announcer
Carl Stockdale
Man
Rene Austin
Elinor Downing, War Refugee
Dick Baron
Butch
Barbara Bedford
Mrs. Crainen, the Matron
Robert Bradford
Tenor in 'Bombshell From Brazil' Number
Tex Brodus
Chorus Boy
St. Luke's Episcopal Church Choristers
Church Choir
Dick Davis
Soloist in Main Title Song
The Debutantes
The Debutantes
Lester Dorr
Reed's Writer
Jeanie Dunn
Soloist in Main Title Song
Maxine Flores
Chorus Girl
Bess Flowers
Audience Member
Ava Gardner
Audience Member
Karen X. Gaylord
Chorus Girl
Mary Jane Gumm
Chorus Girl (Hoedown Number))
Virginia Gumm
Chorus Girl
Beatrice Hagen
Chorus Girl
Richard Hall
Boy Playing Piano
Tom Hanlon
Short Wave Radio Man
Richard Haydel
Extra in Acting Group
Arthur Hoyt
Little Man Entering Nick's
Lois James
Chorus Girl
Payne B. Johnson
Boy
Sheldon Kelsey
Comedy 'Horse' Act
Will Lee
Shorty, drugstore waiter / cook (uncredited)
Jack 'Tiny' Lipson
Hefty Customer at Nick's
Sidney Miller
Tony
Six Hits and a Miss
Singing Group
Dorothy Morris
Chorus Girl
The Music Maids
The Music Maids
George Noisom
Extra in Acting Group
The Notables
The Notables
Margaret O'Brien
Maxine, Little Girl at Audition
Sidney Pepple
Solist in Main Title Song
The Peter Brothers
The Peter Brothers
Jean Porter
Chorus Girl
Stafford Quartet
The Stafford Quartet
Donna Reed
Jonesy's Secretary
Anne Rooney
Jenny
Shimen Ruskin
Excited Russian
Roger Steele
Robert Phillips, War Refugee
Stop Look and Listen Trio
Singing Trio
The Uptowners
The Uptowners
Charles Wagenheim
Reed's Composer
Annalee Waller
Chorus Girl
Bryant Washburn
Reed's Director
Douglas Wright
Comedy 'Horse' Act
Katherine Yorke
Audience Member
Joe Yule
Mason, Aide to Reed

Produced by

Arthur Freed
producer

Music by

Leo Arnaud
(uncredited)
George Bassman
(uncredited)
George Stoll
(uncredited)

Cinematography by

Lester White
director of photography

Editing by

Fredrick Y. Smith

Art Direction by

Cedric Gibbons

Set Decoration by

Edwin B. Willis

Costume Design by

Robert Kalloch
(as Kalloch) (gowns)

Makeup Department

Jack Dawn
makeup creator

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Bill Ryan
assistant director (uncredited)
Bert Spurlin
assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Malcolm Brown
associate art director

Sound Department

Douglas Shearer
recording director

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Gile Steele
wardrobe: men
Eugene Joseff
costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

Leo Arnaud
orchestrator / vocal arranger
George Bassman
orchestrator / vocal arranger
Roger Edens
musical adaptation
Merrill Pye
musical presentation
Conrad Salinger
orchestrator / vocal arranger
George Stoll
musical director (as Georgie Stoll)
David Crocov
violin (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Howard Dietz
publicity director (uncredited)
Vincente Minnelli
director: solo sequences (uncredited)
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