Cast & Crew

Directed by

Mitchell Leisen

Writing Credits

Richard Maibaum
(screenplay) &
Beirne Lay Jr.
(screenplay) (as Lieut. Beirne Lay Jr.) and
Sig Herzig
(screenplay)
Eleanore Griffin
(story) and
Frank Wead
(story)
Beirne Lay Jr.
(book) (as Lieut. Beirne Lay Jr.)
Robert Riley Crutcher
(contract writer) (uncredited)
Michael Fessier
(contract writer) (uncredited)

Cast

Ray Milland
Jeff Young
William Holden
Al Ludlow
Wayne Morris
Tom Cassidy
Brian Donlevy
Capt. Mercer
Constance Moore
Carolyn Bartlett
Veronica Lake
Sally Vaughn
Harry Davenport
'Sandbags' Riley
Phil Brown
Jimmy Masters
Edward Fielding
President of the Court
Willard Robertson
Judge Advocate
Richard Lane
Flight Commander
Addison Richards
Flight Surgeon
Hobart Cavanaugh
Mickey
Douglas Aylesworth
Lt. Hopkins
John Trent
Lt. Ronson
Archie Twitchell
Lt. Clarkton
Richard Webb
Cadet Captain
John Hiestand
Radio Announcer
Lane Allan
Corporal - Mechanic
Warren Ashe
Cadet Adjutant
Hal Brazeale
Private
Rod Cameron
Voice on loudspeaker
Lane Chandler
Ranger
Jack Chapin
Cadet
Russ Clark
Supply Sergeant
Sayre Dearing
Reporter
Lester Dorr
Evaluating Officer
Charles Drake
Cadet
Jim Farley
Fire Chief
Arthur Gardner
Mechanic
George Golden
Hearing Spectator
Alan Hale Jr.
Cadet
Hedda Hopper
Mrs. Young
Charles Anthony Hughes
Meteorology Instructor
Gladden James
Surgeon
Emory Johnson
Sergeant
Robert Lawson
Military Officer
George Lollier
Buzzer Class Instructor
Jack Luden
Captain at Court-Martial
Renny McEvoy
Cadet
James Millican
Corporal
Anthony Nace
Captain at Court-Martial
Frank O'Connor
Detective
Edward Peil Jr.
Lieutenant
Edward Peil Sr.
Detective
Tom Quinn
Sergeant
Herbert Rawlinson
Mr. Young
Jack Shea
Crew Chief
Lee Shumway
Policeman in Car
Craig Stevens
Corporal
John Sylvester
Flight Dispatcher
Phillip Terry
Radio Operator
George Turner
Private
Charles Waldron
Commanding Officer
Harlan Warde
Montgomery - Co-Pilot

Produced by

Arthur Hornblow Jr.
producer

Music by

Victor Young

Cinematography by

Leo Tover
director of photography

Editing by

Hugh Bennett

Art Direction by

Hans Dreier
Robert Usher

Costume Design by

Oleg Cassini
(uncredited)

Makeup Department

Bernard Ponedel
makeup artist (uncredited)
Lavaughn Speer
hair stylist (uncredited)
Frank Thayer
makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

Frank Caffey
assistant production manager (uncredited)
Curtis Mick
assistant production manager (uncredited) / production manager: second unit (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

C. Kenneth Deland
second assistant director (uncredited)
Arthur Jacobson
assistant director (uncredited)
Russell Mathews
first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
Arthur Rosson
second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department

Robert Axman
prop shop electrician (uncredited)
Arthur Camp
props (uncredited)
Carl Coleman
assistant props (uncredited)
J.C. Love
laborer (uncredited)
John Meehan
assistant art director (uncredited)
Andrew Mendoza
laborer (uncredited)
Joe Mendoza
laborer (uncredited)
Ray Moyer
set dresser (uncredited)
Roy Newman
construction foreman (uncredited) / location carpenter (uncredited)
Edward Overstreet
scenic artist (uncredited)
Hugh G. Payne
laborer (uncredited)
Lee Price
scenic painter (uncredited)
James Roe
prop shop (uncredited)
John P. Wilson
location painter (uncredited)

Sound Department

Gene Merritt
sound recordist
Richard Olson
sound recordist
R.D. Cook
stage engineer (uncredited)
George Dutton
stage engineer (uncredited)
Louis Mesenkop
special sound effects (uncredited)
John Smirch
sound grip (uncredited)
E.C. Sullivan
recordist (uncredited)
Russell Walters
boom operator (uncredited)
Ed White
sound mixer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Farciot Edouart
process photography
Gordon Jennings
special photographic effects
Jan Domela
matte artist (uncredited)
Loyal Griggs
transparency camera: second unit (uncredited)
Paul K. Lerpae
optical cinematography (uncredited)
Dewey Wrigley
transparency camera: second unit (uncredited)

Stunts

Paul Mantz
stunt pilot (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Francis Burgess
assistant camera (uncredited)
Elmer Cannon
electrician (uncredited)
Andrew J. Durkus
grip: second unit (uncredited)
Elmer Dyer
aerial photographer (uncredited)
Don English
still photographer (uncredited)
Merle Enz
electrician (uncredited)
Curtis Gourlay
grip (uncredited)
James Grant
assistant camera (uncredited)
M.G. Harris
electrician (uncredited)
Warren Hoag
electrician (uncredited)
Hayden Hohstadt
grip (uncredited)
Jimmie Hosler
grip (uncredited)
Leonard Jones
camera mechanic (uncredited)
Charles Klein
grip (uncredited)
Arthur A. Lane
second camera (uncredited)
Ernest Laszlo
second camera (uncredited)
Harry Lewis
grip: second unit (uncredited)
Ken Lobben
still photographer (uncredited)
Thomas Morris
assistant camera (uncredited)
Basil Mulvaney
grip (uncredited)
William Newman
grip (uncredited)
Harry Perry
camera (uncredited)
Otto Pierce
second camera (uncredited)
Lyle Ratican
grip (uncredited)
Bob Rogers
assistant head electrician (uncredited) / best boy (uncredited)
Charles Russell
film loader (uncredited)
Schuyler A. Sanford
assistant camera (uncredited)
Byron Seawright
assistant camera (uncredited)
Charles Sickler
head grip (uncredited)
Kenneth Smith
grip (uncredited)
Walter Sullivan
generator man (uncredited)
Fred True
head grip (uncredited)
Paul Whitcomb
grip (uncredited)
M.C. White
electrician (uncredited)
Stanley Williams
head electrician (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Clayton Brackett
wardrobe (uncredited)
Hazel Hegarty
wardrobe (uncredited)
Eugene Joseff
costume jeweller (uncredited)
Sam Levine
wardrobe (uncredited)

Location Management

Norman Lacey
location manager (uncredited)
L.B. Rogers
location doctor (uncredited)

Music Department

Charles Bradshaw
orchestrator (uncredited)
Herman Hand
orchestrator (uncredited)
John Leipold
orchestrator (uncredited)
George Parrish
orchestrator (uncredited)
Walter Scharf
orchestrator (uncredited)
Leo Shuken
orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Nesta Charles
script clerk (uncredited)
Harry F. Hogan
script clerk (uncredited)

Transportation Department

Jim Barton
transportation foreman (uncredited)
Al Latta
driver: camera car (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Bob Alford
stand-in (uncredited)
Milward Anderson
auditor (uncredited)
Edward Churchill
publicist (uncredited)
Richard Cutter
stand-in (uncredited)
John Daheim
stand-in: William Holden (uncredited)
Jean Dixon
stand-in (uncredited)
Mrs. Frampton
stand-in (uncredited)
Fred Gray
instructor: Air Corps (uncredited) / pilot: head of formation squadron (uncredited)
George Hamer
p.a. man (uncredited)
Margaret Hayes
stand-in: Constance Moore (uncredited)
James Hinman
stand-in (uncredited)
Frank Kies
accountant (uncredited)
Beirne Lay Jr.
technical advisor (uncredited)
Paul Mantz
pilot: camera airplane (uncredited)
William P. Nuckols
public relations officer: Air Corps (uncredited)
Dan Wyler
stand-in: Brian Donlevy (uncredited)
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