Invitation to the Dance

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Gene Kelly
Joseph Barbera
(animation sequences) (uncredited)
William Hanna
(animation sequences) (uncredited)

Writing Credits

Gene Kelly
(uncredited)

Cast

Gene Kelly
The Clown in 'Circus' / The Marine in 'Ring Around the Rosy' / Sinbad in 'Sinbad the Sailor'
Igor Youskevitch
The Lover in 'Circus' / The Artist in 'Ring Around the Rosy'
Claire Sombert
The Loved in 'Circus'
Tamara Toumanova
The Girl on the Stairs in 'Ring Around the Rosy'
Diana Adams
The Hatcheck Girl in 'Ring Around the Rosy'
Tommy Rall
The Sharpie in 'Ring Around the Rosy'
Belita
The Femme Fatale in 'Ring Around the Rosy'
David Paltenghi
The Husband in 'Ring Around the Rosy'
Daphne Dale
The Wife in 'Ring Around the Rosy'
Claude Bessy
The Model in 'Ring Around the Rosy'
Irving Davies
The Crooner in 'Ring Around the Rosy'
André Previn
The Composer at the Piano in 'Ring Around the Rosy'
Carol Haney
Scheherazade in 'Sinbad the Sailor'
David Kasday
The Genie in 'Sinbad the Sailor'
Luigi Faccuito
Specialty Dancer
Diki Lerner
Thief in 'Sinbad the Sailor'
Paddy Stone
Speciality Dancer
Ian Wilson
Man Exiting Stage Door in 'Ring Around the Rosy'

Produced by

Arthur Freed
producer

Cinematography by

Joseph Ruttenberg
(segment ": "Sinbad the Sailor")
Freddie Young
(segments "Circus", "Ring Around the Rosy") (as F.A. Young)

Editing by

Adrienne Fazan
Raymond Poulton
Robert Watts

Casting By

Irene Howard
(uncredited)

Art Direction by

Randall Duell
(segment "Sinbad the Tailor")
Cedric Gibbons
(segment "Sinbad the Sailor")
Alfred Junge
(segments "Circus", "Ring Around the Rosy")

Makeup Department

Joan Johnstone
hair stylist
Charles E. Parker
makeup artist (as Charles Parker)
John Truwe
makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

John Street
assistant director
Peter Price
third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Rolf Gerard
set designer (segments "Circus", "Ring Around the Rosy")

Sound Department

Wesley C. Miller
recording supervisor
A.W. Watkins
recording supervisor
John Aldred
dubbing mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Irving G. Ries
special cartoon effects

Visual Effects by

Tom Howard
photographic effects

Camera and Electrical Department

Kelvin Pike
clapper loader (uncredited)

Animation Department

Ed Benedict
layout artist (uncredited)
Gene Hazelton
character designer (uncredited)
Michael Lah
animator (uncredited)
Lewis Marshall
animator (uncredited)
Kenneth Muse
animator (uncredited)
Irven Spence
animator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Rolf Gerard
costume designer (segment ": "Ring Around the Rosy")
Elizabeth Haffenden
costume designer (segment ": "Circus") / costumes execution (segment ": "Circus")

Editorial Department

Joan Bridge
color consultant: Technicolor
Alvord Eiseman
color consultant

Music Department

Lela Simone
music coordinator
Hugh Strain
music playback operator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Joseph Barbera
cartoon sequence
Jeanne Coyne
assistant: Mr. Kelly
Carol Haney
assistant choreographer / assistant: Mr. Kelly
William Hanna
cartoon sequence
Gene Kelly
choreographer
Fred Quimby
cartoon sequence
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