Cast & Crew

Directed by

Preston Sturges

Writing Credits

Preston Sturges
(written by)

Cast

Eddie Bracken
Woodrow Truesmith
Ella Raines
Libby
Raymond Walburn
Mayor Everett J. Noble
William Demarest
Sgt. Heffelfinger
Franklin Pangborn
Reception Committee Chairman
Elizabeth Patterson
Aunt Martha
Georgia Caine
Mrs. Truesmith
Al Bridge
Political Boss
Freddie Steele
Bugsy
Bill Edwards
Forrest Noble
Harry Hayden
Doc Bissell
Jimmy Conlin
Judge Dennis
Jimmie Dundee
Cpl. Candida
George Anderson
Bartender
William Brandt
One of the Guardsmen
Nora Cecil
Train Ticket Clerk
Chester Conklin
Western Union Man
James Damore
Pfc. Jones
Pauline Drake
Telephone Operator
Dot Farley
Mamie's Mother
Jim Farley
Undetermined Secondary Role
Franklyn Farnum
Town Councilman
Maxine Fife
Daughter of Colonel
Bess Flowers
Woman at Train Station
Julie Gibson
Singer
Kenneth Gibson
Town Councilman
Stephen Gregory
Pfc. Bill Swenson
The Guardsmen
Singing Quartet
Eddie Hall
Man Swigging Beer at the Bar
Mildred Harris
Wife of Marine Colonel
Len Hendry
Pfc. Juke Gillette
Esther Howard
Mrs. Everett J. Noble
Arthur Hoyt
Rev. Upperman
Earl Hunsaker
One of the Guardsmen
Henry Iblings
One of the Guardsmen
Tiny Jones
Townswoman
Allen Kay
Village Photographer
Ida Kitaeva
Dancer
Dudley Kuzelle
One of the Guardsmen
Philo McCullough
Town Councilman
Tom McGuire
Town Councilman
George Melford
Sheriff
Torben Meyer
Mr. Schultz
Charles R. Moore
The Porter
Frank Moran
Town Painter
Miriam Nelson
Tap Dancer
Marjean Neville
Mamie
Jack Norton
Second Bandleader
'Snub' Pollard
Townsman
Paul Porcasi
Cafe Owner
Victor Potel
Progressive Bandleader
Dewey Robinson
Train Conductor
Merrill Rodin
Alfie
John Sinclair
American Legion Bandleader
Hal Taggart
Townsman
Robert Warwick
Marine Colonel

Produced by

Buddy G. DeSylva
executive producer (uncredited)
Preston Sturges
producer (uncredited)

Music by

Werner R. Heymann
(as Werner Heymann) (music score)

Cinematography by

John F. Seitz
director of photography

Editing by

Stuart Gilmore
(edited by)

Casting By

Robert Mayo
(uncredited)

Art Direction by

Haldane Douglas
Hans Dreier

Set Decoration by

Stephen Seymour
(set decorations)

Costume Design by

Edith Head
(costumes)

Makeup Department

Wally Westmore
makeup artist
Dick Johnson
makeup (uncredited)
Web Overlander
makeup (uncredited)
Gertrude Reade
hair (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Harvey Foster
assistant director (uncredited)
Howard Joslin
second assistant director: retakes (uncredited)
John Robert Murphy
second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Evelyn Glatt
assistant set dresser (uncredited)
Joe Keller
props (uncredited)
Oscar Lau
props (uncredited)
John MacNeil
assistant set dresser (uncredited)
Walter Tyler
art director: retakes (uncredited)

Sound Department

Wallace Nogle
sound recordist
Walter Oberst
sound recordist
A.M. Asher
boom operator (uncredited)
Duffy Hamener
recordist: retakes (uncredited)
Gene Merritt
mixer: retakes (uncredited)
August Van Koughnet
recordist (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

William Austin
grip (uncredited)
Ray Guy
electrician (uncredited)
Warren Hoag
electrician (uncredited)
Jack Hoffman
still photographer (uncredited)
Gene Liggett
assistant camera: retakes (uncredited)
Walter McLeod
grip (uncredited)
Ed O'Toole
stills: retakes (uncredited)
Otto Pierce
second camera (uncredited)
William Rand
second camera: retakes (uncredited)
Theodor Sparkuhl
camera: retakes (uncredited)
Chet Stafford
gaffer (uncredited)
Harlow Stengel
assistant camera (uncredited)
Walt Taylor
gaffer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Louis Brown
wardrobe (uncredited)
Thelma Courtmarsh
wardrobe (uncredited)
Joe Herrington
wardrobe (uncredited)
Eugene Joseff
costume jeweller (uncredited)
Emie Moore
wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department

Sigmund Krumgold
musical director
Joseph J. Lilley
composer: stock music (uncredited)
Paul Marquardt
orchestrator (uncredited)
George Parrish
orchestrator (uncredited)
Leo Shuken
orchestrator (uncredited)
Victor Young
composer: stock music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

La Prele Jones
script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Richard Blaydon
business manager (uncredited)
Teet Carle
publicist (uncredited)
Howard Davis
assistant business manager (uncredited)
Edwin Gillette
secretary: Mr. Sturges (uncredited)
Ernst Laemmle
assistant to the producer (uncredited)
Frank Moran
technical advisor (uncredited)
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