Cast & Crew

Directed by

William Dieterle

Writing Credits

John Meehan
(screen play by)
Edward Knoblock
(based upon the play by)

Cast

Ronald Colman
Hafiz
Marlene Dietrich
Jamilla
James Craig
Caliph
Edward Arnold
The Grand Vizier
Hugh Herbert
Feisal
Joy Page
Marsinah
Florence Bates
Karsha
Harry Davenport
Agha
Hobart Cavanaugh
Moolah
Robert Warwick
Alfife
Eddie Abdo
Aide to Mansur / Arabic Prayer Voice (uncredited)
Jimmy Ames
Major Domo
Morris Ankrum
The Caliph's Messenger
Leslie Anthony
Handmaiden
Lynn Arlen
Handmaiden
Noble Blake
Nubian Slave
Carla Boehm
Handmaiden
Dick Botiller
Aide to Mansur
Paul Bradley
Magician
Sonia Carr
Handmaiden
Zedra Conde
Cafe Girl
Harry Cording
Policeman
Pedro de Cordoba
Meuzin
Billy Cummings
Arabic Prayer Voice
Peter Cusanelli
Merchant
Carmen D'Antonio
Dancer in Cafe
Yvonne De Carlo
Handmaiden
Walter De Palma
Detective
Anna Demetrio
Proprietess of the Cafe
Victor Dubinsky
Singer
Joyce Gates
Handmaiden
Sachin Ghosh
Nabout Fighter
Leatrice Joy Gilbert
Rallah - Water Bearer
Barbara Glenz
Cafe Girl
Gabriel Gonzales
Monkey Man
Joseph Granby
Policeman
Herman Heller
Singer
Eileen Herrick
Handmaiden
Harry Humphrey
The Caliph's Gardener
Charles Judels
Wealthy Merchant
Cy Kendall
Herald
Jack Kenny
Arab
Victor Kilian
Jehan
Beatrice Kraft
Court Dancer
Evelyne Kraft
Court Dancer
Charles La Torre
Alwah - the Wood Chopper
Rosalyn Lee
Handmaiden
Gabriel Lenoff
Singer
Mitchell Lewis
Sheik
Jack 'Tiny' Lipson
Aide to Mansur
Barry Macollum
Amu
Louis Manley
Fire Eater
John Maxwell
Guard
John Merton
Aide to Mansur
Charles Middleton
The Miser
Frank Morgan
Narrator
Phil Nazir
Nabout Fighter
Julian Oliver
Singer
Nestor Paiva
Captain of the Police
Shelby Payne
Handmaiden
Frank Penny
Merchant
Frances Ramsden
Cafe Girl
Ramiro Rivas
Member of Juggling Trio
William Rivas
Member of Juggling Trio
John Schaller
Member of Juggling Trio
Dan Seymour
Fat Turk at the Cafe
Saul Silverman
Singer
Jessie Tai Sing
Black Eyes - Cafe Girl
Bhogwan Singh
Arab
Paul Singh
Valet to Caliph
Sammy Stein
Policeman
Minerva Urecal
Retainer
Dale Van Sickel
Mansur's Assassin
Morgan Wallace
Merchant
Bruno Weise
Pole Act
Eve Whitney
Cafe Girl
Zack Williams
Executioner
Marek Windheim
Wapu - the Barber
Roque Ybarra
Son of the Miser
Joe Yule
Bath House Attendant

Produced by

Everett Riskin
producer (produced by)

Music by

Herbert Stothart

Cinematography by

Charles Rosher
director of photography

Editing by

Ben Lewis

Art Direction by

Daniel B. Cathcart
Cedric Gibbons
E. Preston Ames
(uncredited)

Set Decoration by

Edwin B. Willis

Costume Design by

Barbara Karinska
(uncredited)
Tom Keogh
(uncredited)

Makeup Department

Jack Dawn
makeup designer
Sydney Guilaroff
hair styles designer
Florence Erickson
hair stylist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Marvin Stuart
assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Richard Pefferle
associate set decorator
Frank Wesselhoff
painter (uncredited)

Sound Department

Douglas Shearer
recording director
James Z. Flaster
sound mixer (uncredited)
Standish J. Lambert
sound mixer (uncredited)
Frank McKenzie
sound mixer (uncredited)
Robert Shirley
sound mixer (uncredited)
Newell Sparks
sound mixer (uncredited)
William Steinkamp
sound mixer (uncredited)
Michael Steinore
sound mixer (uncredited)
John A. Williams
sound mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Warren Newcombe
special effects

Visual Effects by

Mark Davis
special effects camera (uncredited)
A. Arnold Gillespie
miniatures (uncredited) / special photographic effects (uncredited) / transparency shots (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

John M. Nickolaus Jr.
second camera operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Irene
costume supervisor
Barbara Karinska
costume execution (as Karinska)
Eugene Joseff
costume jeweller (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Henri Jaffa
associate color director: Technicolor
Natalie Kalmus
color director: Technicolor

Music Department

Murray Cutter
orchestral collaboration
Frederick Herbert
music mixer (uncredited)
M.J. McLaughlin
music mixer (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Janett Bate
assistant dance director (uncredited)
Jack Cole
dance director (uncredited)
Tina Lattanzi
italian voice dubbing: Marlene Dietrich (uncredited)
Victor Stoloff
technical advisor (uncredited)
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