Cast & Crew

Directed by

Richard Fleischer

Writing Credits

Hugh Lofting
(novels)
Leslie Bricusse
(screenplay)

Cast

Rex Harrison
Dr. John Dolittle
Samantha Eggar
Emma Fairfax
Anthony Newley
Matthew Mugg
Richard Attenborough
Albert Blossom
Peter Bull
Gen. Bellowes
Muriel Landers
Mrs. Blossom
William Dix
Tommy Stubbins
Geoffrey Holder
William Shakespeare X
Portia Nelson
Sarah Dolittle
Norma Varden
Lady Fetherington
Frank Baker
Trial Spectator
Buddy Bryan
Roustabout
Garrett Cassell
Inmate
Edward Cast
Prison Guard
Judy Chapman
Dancer
Judy the Chimpanzee
Chee-Chee
Phyllis Coghlan
Courtroom Spectator
Robert Cole
Roustabout
Gene Columbus
Circus Clown
Cyril Cross
Charlie
Peter Crowcroft
Assistant Judge
John Dolan
Fisherman
Jesslyn Fax
Old Woman
Arthur Gould-Porter
Sir Rupert
Gub-Gub
Pig
Eric Heath
Courtroom Spectator
Lars Hensen
Minor Role
Kendrick Huxham
Elderly Man
Theron Jackson
Boy
Diana Lee
Emma Fairfax - Singing Voice
Queenie Leonard
Courtroom Spectator
Lewis Loughran
Fisherman
Angela Miller
Child
Polynesia
Parrot
Frank Radcliffe
Strong Man
Jack Raine
Vicar
Danny Rees
Juggler
Russell Robinson
Child
Wally Ross
Elephant Act
Angelo Rossitto
Dwarf
Rufus
Dog
Sophie
Seal
Ted Stanhope
Assistant Judge
Geoffrey Steele
Courtroom Spectator
Gilchrist Stuart
The Vicar
Olga Sutcliffe
Courtroom Spectator
Ginny Tyler
Polynesia
Paul Vernon
Fisherman
Bob Winters
Juggler

Produced by

Mort Abrahams
associate producer
Arthur P. Jacobs
producer

Music by

Leslie Bricusse

Cinematography by

Robert Surtees
director of photography

Editing by

Samuel E. Beetley
Marjorie Fowler

Production Design by

Mario Chiari

Art Direction by

Ed Graves
Jack Martin Smith

Set Decoration by

Stuart A. Reiss
Walter M. Scott

Costume Design by

Ray Aghayan

Makeup Department

Margaret Donovan
hair stylist
Ben Nye
makeup artist
Gary Morris
makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

William Eckhardt
unit production manager
Jack Stubbs
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Richard Lang
assistant director
Paddy Carpenter
second assistant director (uncredited)
Ray Corbett
second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Mentor Huebner
production illustrator (uncredited)
David J. Negron
artist: continuity/storyboard (uncredited)

Sound Department

James Corcoran
sound supervisor
Bernard Freericks
sound
Buddy Myers
sound (as John Myers)
Murray Spivack
sound supervisor
Douglas O. Williams
sound (as Douglas Williams)
Terrance Emerson
cable man (uncredited)
Richard Sperber
sound effects editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Johnny Borgese
special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

L.B. Abbott
special photographic effects
Art Cruickshank
special photographic effects
Emil Kosa Jr.
special photographic effects
Howard Lydecker
special photographic effects

Stunts

Julie Ann Johnson
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Robin Browne
clapper loader (uncredited)
Thomas Del Ruth
assistant camera (uncredited)
Dave Friedman
assistant camera (uncredited)
Geoff Glover
focus puller: second unit (uncredited)
George Gordon Nogle
camera operator (uncredited)
Robert Willoughby
special still photographer (uncredited)

Editorial Department

David McCann
assistant editor

Music Department

Leslie Bricusse
lyricist
Alexander Courage
conductor
Ian Fraser
vocal supervisor
Robert Mayer
music editor
Lionel Newman
conductor
Herbert Ross
dances and musical numbers staged by
Laurindo Almeida
musician: guitar (uncredited)
Dale Anderson
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Victor Arno
musician: violin (uncredited)
Robert Bain
musician: guitar (uncredited)
Israel Baker
musician: violin (uncredited)
Frank Beach
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Milt Bernhart
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Harry Bluestone
musician: violin (uncredited)
Hoyt Bohannon
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Rolly Bundock
musician: bass (uncredited)
Larry Bunker
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Pete Carpenter
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Russ Cheever
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
John Clyman
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Alexander Courage
music adaptation (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited)
Don Cristlieb
musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Vince De Rosa
musician: french horn (uncredited)
James Decker
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Harold Dicterow
musician: violin (uncredited)
Bonnie Jean Douglas
musician: violin (uncredited)
Walter Edelstein
musician: violin (uncredited)
John Ellis
musician: oboe (uncredited)
Gene Estes
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Carl Fortina
musician: accordian (uncredited)
Fred Fox
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Bert Gassman
musician: oboe (uncredited)
James Getzoff
musician: violin (uncredited)
Al Hendrickson
musician: guitar (uncredited)
William Hinshaw
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Arthur Hoberman
musician: flute (uncredited)
Milt Holland
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Anatol Kaminsky
musician: violin (uncredited)
Artie Kane
musician: piano (uncredited)
Armand Kaproff
musician: cello (uncredited)
Nathan Kaproff
musician: violin (uncredited)
Louis Kaufman
musician: violin (uncredited)
Milton Kestenbaum
musician: bass (uncredited)
Myra Kestenbaum
musician: viola (uncredited)
Manny Klein
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Raphael Kramer
musician: cello (uncredited)
Jack Latimer
musician: piano (uncredited)
Cappy Lewis
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Irving Lipschultz
musician: cello (uncredited)
Abe Luboff
musician: bass (uncredited)
Mitchell Lurie
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Edgar Lustgarten
musician: cello (uncredited)
Arthur Maebe
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Jack Marsh
musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Peter Mercurio
musician: bass (uncredited)
Red Mitchell
musician: bass (uncredited)
Arthur Morton
orchestrator (uncredited)
Abe Most
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Vito Mumolo
musician: guitar (uncredited)
Richard Nash
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Erno Neufeld
musician: violin (uncredited)
Irma Neumann
musician: violin (uncredited)
Lionel Newman
music adaptation (uncredited)
Pullman Pederson
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Jack Pepper
musician: violin (uncredited)
Lou Raderman
musician: violin (uncredited)
Uan Rasey
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Dorothy Remsen
musician: harp (uncredited)
Allan Reuss
musician: guitar (uncredited)
Meyer Rubin
musician: bass (uncredited)
Harry Schmidt
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Harold Schneier
musician: cello (uncredited)
Gordon Schoneberg
musician: oboe (uncredited)
Frederick Seykora
musician: cello (uncredited)
Paul Shure
musician: violin (uncredited)
Henry Sigismonti
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Eleanor Slatkin
musician: cello (uncredited)
Herbert W. Spencer
orchestrator (uncredited)
Ann Stockton
musician: harp (uncredited)
Sheridon Stokes
musician: flute (uncredited)
Robert Sushel
musician: violin (uncredited)
Phillip A. Teele
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Urban Thielmann
musician: piano (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute (uncredited)
Lloyd Ulyate
musician: trombone (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

June Santantonio
script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Lou Dyer
unit publicist
Don Record
title designer
Hubert Wells
chief animal trainer
Ralph Helfer
animal supervisor: Africa U.S.A. [us] (uncredited)
Frank Lamping
animal trainer (uncredited)
Ralph M. Leo
production accountant (uncredited)
Herbert Ross
choreographer (uncredited)
Doree Sitterly
assistant animal trainer (uncredited)
Richard D. Zanuck
studio executive (uncredited)
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