Cast & Crew

Directed by

Mitchell Leisen

Writing Credits

Preston Sturges
(screenplay)
Vera Caspary
(based on a story by)

Cast

Jean Arthur
Mary Smith
Edward Arnold
J.B. Ball
Ray Milland
John Ball Jr.
Luis Alberni
Mr. Louis Louis
Mary Nash
Mrs. Jenny Ball
Franklin Pangborn
Van Buren
Barlowe Borland
Mr. Gurney
William Demarest
Wallace Whistling
Andrew Tombes
E.J. Hulgar
Esther Dale
Lillian
Harlan Briggs
Magazine Office Manager
William B. Davidson
Mr. Hyde
Nora Cecil
Miss Swerf
Robert Greig
Butler
Stanley Andrews
Police Captain Jackson
Gertrude Astor
Saleswoman
Richard Barbee
Third Partner
Benny Bartlett
Newsboy
Wilson Benge
Neighboring Butler
Lee Bowman
Motorcycle Policeman
Sidney Bracey
Hornsby - Mary's Chauffeur
Don Brodie
Automobile Salesman
Ethel Clayton
Undetermined Secondary Role
Dora Clement
Saleslady
Lois Clinton
Brunette Woman
Tom Coleman
Doubledecker Bus Conductor
Elsa Connor
Undetermined Role
George Cowl
Bank President
Virginia Dabney
Blonde Woman
Hal K. Dawson
Jeweler
Vernon Dent
First Partner
John Dilson
Nervous Hotel Registrant
Lester Dorr
Stock Investor
Florence Dudley
Cashier
Harold Entwistle
Elevator Man
Amelia Falleur
Housemaid
Jesse Graves
Graves - J.B. Ball's Porter
Hal Greene
Bellhop
Robert Haines
Hulgar Stock Tally Man
Robert Homans
Private Guard
Arthur Hoyt
Jeweler
Marsha Hunt
Girl Getting Coat Dropped on Her at Finale
Helen Huntington
Stenographer
Olaf Hytten
Joseph aka Justin - Houseman
Adia Kuznetzoff
Bum
Lillian Lawrence
Magazine Office Worker
Carl M. Leviness
Automat Customer
Kathleen Hope Lewis
Stenographer
Nick Lukats
Bum in Automat
John Marshall
Osric
Frank McLure
Office Worker
Lu Miller
Housemaid
Rex Moore
Elevator Boy
Frances Morris
Assistant Secretary
Bob Murphy
Automat Detective
Forbes Murray
Husband
Dennis O'Keefe
Office Manager
Lee Phelps
Hotel Detective
John Picorri
Ernest - Hotel Waiter
Kate Price
Laundress
Jack Raymond
Bum
Jack Rice
Man in Ball's Outer Office
Hector V. Sarno
Armenian Rug Salesman
Francis Sayles
Martin - Houseman
Leonid Snegoff
Chef
Edwin Stanley
Second Partner
Hayden Stevenson
Chauffeur
Bernard Suss
Man in Automat
Laura Treadwell
Wife
William Wagner
J.B. Ball's Valet
Gloria Williams
Undetermined Secondary Role
Florence Wix
Woman in Hat Shop
Harry Worth
Hindu Man on Bus

Produced by

Arthur Hornblow Jr.
producer
William LeBaron
executive producer (uncredited)

Music by

Friedrich Hollaender
(uncredited)
Gordon Jenkins
(uncredited)
Gregory Stone
(uncredited)
Victor Young
(uncredited)

Cinematography by

Ted Tetzlaff
(photographed by)

Editing by

Doane Harrison
(edited by)

Art Direction by

Hans Dreier
Ernst Fegté

Costume Design by

Travis Banton
(costumes)

Makeup Department

Wally Westmore
makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Edgar Anderson
assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

A.E. Freudeman
interior decorator

Sound Department

Earl S. Hayman
sound recordist (as Earl Hayman)
William Thayer
sound recordist

Visual Effects by

Farciot Edouart
special photographic effects

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Eugene Joseff
costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

Boris Morros
musical director
Milan Roder
composer: stock music (uncredited)
Leo Shuken
composer: stock music (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Adolph Zukor
presenter
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