Cast & Crew

Directed by

Josef von Sternberg

Writing Credits

Jules Furthman
(written by)

Cast

John Wayne
Col. Jim Shannon
Janet Leigh
Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon / Olga Orlief
Jay C. Flippen
Maj. Gen. Black
Paul Fix
Maj. Rexford
Richard Rober
FBI Agent George Rivers
Roland Winters
Col. Sokolov
Hans Conried
Col. Matoff
Ivan Triesault
Gen. Langrad
Dorothy Abbott
Girl
Phil Arnold
Bellboy
Lois Austin
Saleswoman at Palm Springs Dress Shop
Paul Bakanas
Russian Security Man
Hall Bartlett
Sergeant
Gregg Barton
Military Policeman
John Bishop
Maj. Sinclair
Earl Breithard
Guard
James Brown
Sergeant
William Bryant
Radar Monitor
Bruce Cameron
Batman
Perdita Chandler
Georgia Rexford
Joyce Compton
Mrs. Simpson
Tom Daly
Hotel Clerk
Jimmy Dime
Russian Security Man
Mason Alan Dinehart
Fresh Kid at Palm Springs Dress Shop
Art Dupuis
Russian
Jane Easton
Girl
Bill Erwin
Sergeant
Gene Evans
Airfield Sergeant
Elizabeth Flournoy
WAF Captain
Paul Frees
Lt. Tiompkin
Barbara Freking
WAAF Private
Vince Gironda
Muscleman
Fred Graham
Sergeant
Don Haggerty
Sergeant
Janice Hood
Girl
Darrell Huntley
Officer
Lamont Johnson
Sergeant
Joanne Jordan
WAC Sergeant
Mike Lally
Waiter
Harry Lauter
Sergeant
Ruth Lee
Mother
Nelson Leigh
FBI Agent
Sylvia Lewis
WAC Corporal
Herbert Lytton
FBI Agent
Mike Mahoney
Corporal
Michael Mark
Russian General
Gene Marshall
Sergeant
Allen Mathews
Headwaiter
Keith McConnell
Bartender
John Morgan
Lieutenant
Alberto Morin
Russian Guard
Al Murphy
Waiter
Wendell Niles
Major
Richard Norris
Russian Interrogator
Frank O'Connor
Bit Role
David Ormont
Russian Interrogator
Jack Overman
Sergeant
James Parnell
Control Officer
Denver Pyle
Mr. Simpson
Theodore Rand
Waiter
Joey Ray
Waiter
Al Rhein
Bartender
Ric Roman
Guard
Gene Roth
Sokolov's Batman
James H. Russell
Corporal
Sammy Shack
Driver
Jack Shea
Military Policeman
Carl Sklover
Waiter
Jim B. Smith
Undetermined Role
Ruthelma Stevens
Saleswoman
Armand Tanny
Muscleman
Kenneth Tobey
Sergeant
Rick Vallin
Sergeant
Mamie Van Doren
WAF
Billy Vernon
Drunk
Ralph Volkie
Driver
Smoki Whitfield
Henry
Joan Whitney
WAC Sergeant
Will Yaeger
Captain
Buck Young
Sergeant
Carleton Young
Technical Sergeant in Palmer Field Control Tower

Produced by

Jules Furthman
producer
Howard Hughes
producer (uncredited)

Music by

Bronislau Kaper

Cinematography by

Winton C. Hoch
director of photography

Editing by

Harry Marker
Michael R. McAdam
William M. Moore
Frederic Knudtson
(uncredited)

Casting By

Dick Stockton
(uncredited)

Art Direction by

Albert S. D'Agostino
Feild M. Gray
(as Feild Gray)

Set Decoration by

Harley Miller
Darrell Silvera

Costume Design by

Michael Woulfe
(gowns)

Makeup Department

Mel Berns
makeup supervisor
Larry Germain
hair stylist
Esther Berman
body makeup (uncredited)
Layne Britton
makeup artist (uncredited)
James House
makeup artist (uncredited)
Annabell Levy
hair stylist (uncredited)
Web Overlander
makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

Philip G. Cochran
supervisor of aerial sequences
Edward Killy
unit production manager
John Burch
assistant production manager (uncredited)
Walter Daniels
production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Fred Fleck
assistant director (as Fred A. Fleck)
Harry D'Arcy
assistant director (uncredited)
Jules Furthman
second unit director (uncredited)
James Lane
second unit director (uncredited)
Harold Lewis
assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Anthony Lombardo
props (uncredited)

Sound Department

Terry Kellum
sound
Earl A. Wolcott
sound (as Earl Wolcott)
Charlie Cohn
sound recordist (uncredited)
Danny Kelleher
boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Daniel Hays
special effects (uncredited)
Jack Lannan
special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Harold E. Wellman
process (uncredited)

Stunts

Chuck Yeager
aerial stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Robert Campbell
gaffer (uncredited)
William H. Clothier
aerial photographer (uncredited)
George Gall
assistant camera: Technicolor (uncredited)
Robert B. Hauser
assistant camera (uncredited)
Hans F. Koenekamp
camera operator (uncredited)
Paul Mantz
aerial director of photography (uncredited)
Henry Ogilvie
best boy (uncredited)
Eddie Pyle
camera operator (uncredited)
Cliff Shirpser
aerial camera operator: Technicolor (uncredited)
Rod Tolmie
still photographer (uncredited)
Ralph Wildman
grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Mary Tate
wardrobe (uncredited)
Henry West
wardrobe (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Francis Cugat
color consultant: Technicolor
Jim Wilkinson
editorial supervisor
Chandler House
assistant editor (uncredited)

Location Management

Louis Shapiro
location manager (uncredited)

Music Department

C. Bakaleinikoff
conductor

Script and Continuity Department

Evelyn Earle
script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Howard Hughes
presenter
J.S. Nash
project pilot (as Captain J.S. Nash)
Clarence A. Shoop
assistant to producer (as Brig. Gen. Clarence A. Shoop)
Philip G. Cochran
technical advisor (uncredited)
Paul Mantz
pilot (uncredited)
Stan Margulies
publicist (uncredited)
Dixie McCoy
dialogue director (uncredited)
Sidney Zipser
Technicolor technician (uncredited)
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