Cast & Crew

Directed by

Vincente Minnelli

Writing Credits

Sig Herzig
(screenplay) and
Fred Saidy
(screenplay)

Cast

Red Skelton
Joseph Rivington Renolds
Eleanor Powell
Constance Shaw
Richard Ainley
Larry West
Patricia Dane
Suretta Brenton
Sam Levene
Ed Jackson
Thurston Hall
Kenneth Lawlor
Lena Horne
Lena Horne
Hazel Scott
Hazel Scott
Jimmy Dorsey
Jimmy Dorsey
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
Helen O'Connell
Helen O'Connell
Bob Eberly
Bob Eberly
John Hodiak
Roy Hartwood
Butterfly McQueen
Annette
Marjorie Gateson
Mrs. Spelvin
Andrew Tombes
Mr. Spelvin
Morris Ankrum
Brinker
Charles Judels
Stage Manager
Mitchell Lewis
Greek Taffy Man
Spec O'Donnell
Autograph Seeker
Anne O'Neal
Clara
Doris Ake
Part of Hazel Scott's Entourage / Singer in Jericho (uncredited)
Rafael Alcayde
Headwaiter
Ernie Alexander
Charlie - the Bellboy
Jean Ashton
Dancer
William Bailey
Audience Member
Juliette Ball
Part of Hazel Scott's Entourage / Singer in Jericho (uncredited)
Eleanor Bayley
Dancer
Arthur Belasco
Bartender
William Bishop
Detective
Judi Blacque
Dancer
Lennie Bluett
Part of Hazel Scott's Entourage / Singer in Jericho (uncredited)
Sven Hugo Borg
German Valet
Lionel Braham
Mr. Gillingham
Ralph Brooks
Nightclub Patron
John W. Bubbles
Bubbles
George 'Red' Callender
Acoustic Double Bassist with Hazel Scott
Jack Carrington
Call Boy
Helen Chapman
Dancer
Jack Chefe
Nightclub Patron
Alex Chivra
Nightclub Waiter
Marilyn Christine
Dancer
Russ Clark
Sailor
Buck Clayton
Joshua (with Lena Horne)
Chester Clute
Hotel Manager With Flowers
Tom Coleman
Union Trooper
Gino Corrado
Waiter
Jules Cowles
Man at Kissing Booth
Victor Cox
Union Soldier
Russell Custer
Union Soldier
Jack Daley
Pudgey Man
Ruby Dandridge
Mammy - in the Show
Vivian Dandridge
Part of Hazel Scott's Entourage / Singer in Jericho (uncredited)
Larry Daniels
Man in Audience / Man Outside Nightclub (uncredited)
Mark Daniels
Assistant Stage Manager
Harry Depp
Kissing Man Yelling 'Yippee'
Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey (cameo appearance)
Jim Farley
Police Sergeant
Charles Ferguson
Audience Member
James Flavin
Federal Agent
Joel Fluellen
Member of Hazel Scott's Group
Jack Gargan
Nightclub Waiter
Sam Garrett
Roper in 'So Long Sarah Jane' Number
Robert Haines
Audience Member
Suzette Harbin
Part of Hazel Scott's Entourage / Singer in Jericho (uncredited)
Avanelle Harris
Part of Hazel Scott's Entourage / Singer in Jericho (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Audience Member
Maggie Hathaway
Part of Hazel Scott's Entourage / Singer in Jericho (uncredited)
Myron Healey
Page Boy
Payne B. Johnson
Boy with Red Skelton
Marilyn Kinsley
Dancer
Ford Washington Lee
Buck
Vera Lee
Dancer
Carl M. Leviness
Audience Member
Jack 'Tiny' Lipson
Big Man at Bazaar
Hank Mann
Minor Role
Dona Massin
Dancer
Merrill McCormick
Union Soldier Applying Makeup
Frank McLure
Audience Member
Margaret McWade
Woman in Front Row
Harold Miller
Man at Bazaar
Roger Moore
Man in Audience at 'Star Eyes'
Dorothy Morris
Gracie - Theatre Usherette
Edmund Mortimer
Prospective Backer
Joyce Murray
Dancer
Jetsy Parker
Dancer
Sheila Rae
Dancer
Jane Ray
Dancer
Beth Renner
Dancer
Clinton Rosemond
Actor in Play as Uncle Sig
Jeffrey Sayre
Man in Kissing Line
Margaret Seddon
Woman Sitting Next to Joseph
Jessie Tai Sing
Chinese Girl
Wanda Stevenson
Dancer
Cecil Stewart
Orchestra Leader
Kay Thompson
Nightclub Patron
Hans von Morhart
Erik
Bryant Washburn
Prospective Buyer
Constance Weiler
Minor Role
Florence Wix
Cafe Customer with Egg Shell in Drink
Lee Young
Drummer with Hazel Scott
Joe Yule
Theatre Doorman

Produced by

Jack Cummings
producer

Music by

Daniele Amfitheatrof
(uncredited)
George Bassman
(uncredited)
David Raksin
(uncredited)
George Stoll
(uncredited)

Cinematography by

Ray June
director of photography
Charles Rosher
(uncredited)

Editing by

Robert Kern
film editor (as Robert J. Kern)

Art Direction by

Cedric Gibbons

Set Decoration by

Edwin B. Willis
(set decorations)

Costume Design by

Gile Steele
(costumes: men)

Makeup Department

Jack Dawn
makeup designer (uncredited)

Production Management

Gilbert Kurland
unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Al Shenberg
assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Helen Conway
associate set decorator
Jack Martin Smith
associate art director
William Ferrari
associate art director (uncredited)
Frank Wesselhoff
painter (uncredited)

Sound Department

Douglas Shearer
recording director

Camera and Electrical Department

Bert Lynch
still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Irene
costume supervisor
Irene Sharaff
associate costume supervisor (as Sharaff)
Eugene Joseff
costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

Merrill Pye
musical presentation
George Stoll
musical director (as Georgie Stoll)
Sidney Cutner
orchestrator (uncredited)
Joseph Nussbaum
orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Bobby Connolly
dance director
Sam Garrett
roping instructor: Eleanor Powell (uncredited)
Buster Keaton
technical advisor: comedy (uncredited)
Eleanor Powell
choreographer (Lasso dance sequence) (uncredited)
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