Cast & Crew

Directed by

Charles Vidor

Writing Credits

Virginia Van Upp
(screen play)
Marion Parsonnet
(adaptation) &
Paul Gangelin
(adaptation)
Erwin Gelsey
(story)
John H. Kafka
(uncredited)

Cast

Rita Hayworth
Rusty Parker / Maribelle Hicks
Gene Kelly
Danny McGuire
Lee Bowman
Noel Wheaton
Phil Silvers
Genius
Jinx Falkenburg
Jinx Falkenburg
Leslie Brooks
Maurine Martin
Eve Arden
Cornelia Jackson
Otto Kruger
John Coudair
Jess Barker
John Coudair as a Young Man
Anita Colby
Miss Colby
Curt Bois
Chef at Danny McGuire's
Jean Colleran
Cover Girl: American Magazine
Francine Counihan
Cover Girl: American Home
Helen Mueller
Cover Girl: Collier's Magazine
Cecilia Meagher
Cover Girl: Coronet
Betty Jane Hess
Cover Girl: Cosmopolitan Magazine
Dusty Anderson
Cover Girl: Farm Journal Magazine
Eileen McClory
Cover Girl: The Glamour Magazine
Cornelia B. von Hessert
Cover Girl: Harper's Bazaar Magazine
Karen X. Gaylord
Cover Girl: The Liberty Magazine
Cheryl Archer
Cover Girl: Look
Peggy Lloyd
Cover Girl: Mademoiselle Magazine
Betty Jane Graham
Cover Girl: McCall's
Martha Outlaw
Cover Girl: Red Book
Susann Shaw
Cover Girl: The Vogue Magazine
Rose May Robson
Cover Girl: The Woman's Home Companion
Foncilla Adams
Contestant
Grace Albertson
Chorus Girl
Eddie Allen
Best Man
Lucille Allen
Chorus Girl
Eugene Anderson Jr.
Busboy
Sam Ash
Assistant Cook
Warren Ashe
Interviewer
Jackie Barnett
Dancer
William 'Billy' Benedict
Florist Delivery Boy
Jack Boyle
Chorus Boy
Linda Brent
Chorus Girl
Betty Brewer
Autograph Hound
Betty Brodel
Chorus Girl
Edward Brophy
Joe
Sally Cairns
Chorus Girl
Sherry Cameron
Chorus Girl
Georgia Carroll
Miss Vogue
Glenn Charles
Chorus Boy
Stanley Clements
Elevator Boy
Eddie Cutler
Chorus Boy
George Dobbs
Chorus Boy
Eddie Dunn
Mac the Cop
Jay Eaton
Vanity Photographer
Fern Emmett
Reporter-Photographer
Charles Ferguson
Soldier on Pickup Truck
Sam Flint
Coudair's Butler
Joel Friend
Chorus Boy
Virginia Gardner
Chorus Girl
Helene Garron
Chorus Girl
Marion Graham
Chorus Girl
Diane Griffith
Chorus Girl
Eddie Hall
Soldier
Thurston Hall
Tony Pastor
Eloise Hardt
Chorus Girl
Grace Hayle
Food Critic
Robert F. Hill
Headwaiter
Robert Homans
Pop
Randolph Hughes
Dancer
Milton Kibbee
Reporter Asking About Flowers
William Kline
James
Miriam LaVelle
Specialty Dancer
George Lessey
Minister
Wilbur Mack
Man in Nightclub Audience
George Magrill
Naval Officer in Audience
Jack Mattis
Chorus Boy
Martha Mears
Rusty Parker
Harold Miller
Man in Nightclub Audience
Johnny Mitchell
Pianist
Ralph Montgomery
Chorus Boy
Vin Moore
Waiter
Frances Morris
Marion
Muriel Morris
Chorus Girl
Miriam Nelson
Specialty Dancer
Al Norman
Chorus Boy
Jack Norton
Harry
Frank O'Connor
Cook
Kathleen O'Malley
Cigarette Girl
Barbara Pepper
Chorus Girl
Ralph Peters
Truckman
Jack Rice
Reporter
Larry Rio
Chorus Boy
Patti Sacks
Chorus Girl
Ralph Sanford
Truckman
Gwen Seager
Chorus Girl
Jack Shea
Serviceman in Audience
Patti Sheldon
Chorus Girl
Bill Sloan
Naval Officer
Victor Travis
Bartender
John Tyrrell
Jim
Dorothy Vernon
Wardrobe Woman
Ray Weamer
Chorus Boy
Virginia Wilson
Specialty Dancer
Rudy Wissler
Chorus Boy
Constance Worth
Receptionist
Ronald Wyckoff
Specialty Dancer
Katherine Yorke
Waiting Room Girl with Red Hat

Produced by

Arthur Schwartz
producer

Music by

Jerome Kern
Carmen Dragon
(uncredited)

Cinematography by

Allen M. Davey
director of photography
Rudolph Maté
director of photography

Editing by

Viola Lawrence

Art Direction by

Lionel Banks
Cary Odell

Set Decoration by

Fay Babcock

Costume Design by

Travis Banton
(gowns)
Muriel King
(gowns)
Gwen Wakeling
(gowns)

Makeup Department

Clay Campbell
makeup artist
Helen Hunt
hair stylist
Robert J. Schiffer
makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Budd Boetticher
assistant director (as Oscar Boetticher Jr.)
Jack Voglin
assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department

Lambert E. Day
sound (uncredited)
John P. Livadary
sound mixer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Robert Coburn
photographer: magazine covers
Edward Cronenweth
still photographer (uncredited)
Burnett Guffey
camera operator (uncredited)
John Hoffman
magazine covers photographer (uncredited)
Richard H. Kline
assistant camera (uncredited)
Homer Plannette
gaffer (uncredited)
Ned Scott
still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Kenneth Hopkins
hats (as Keneth Hopkins)
Eugene Joseff
costume jeweller (uncredited)

Editorial Department

John Hoffman
montages / presentation: Cover Girl
Natalie Kalmus
color director: Technicolor
Morgan Padelford
associate color director: Technicolor

Music Department

Carmen Dragon
orchestrator
Philip Faulkner Jr.
music recordist (as P.J. Faulkner)
Ira Gershwin
songwriter: lyrics
Jerome Kern
songwriter: music
Morris Stoloff
musical director (as M.W. Stoloff)
Sidney Cutner
orchestrator (uncredited)
Gil Grau
composer: additional music (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited)
Martha Mears
singing voice: Rita Hayworth (uncredited)
Paul Weston
orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Anita Colby
technical adviser
Harry Conover
technical adviser
Norman Deming
assistant to producer
Seymour Felix
dance numbers staged by
Val Raset
dance numbers staged by
William R. Anderson
dialogue director (uncredited)
Anita Colby
press agent (uncredited)
Stanley Donen
assistant choreographer (uncredited)
Fred Kelly
additional choreographer (uncredited)
Gene Kelly
choreographer (uncredited)
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