Cast & Crew

Directed by

Charles Reisner
(as Charles Riesner)

Writing Credits

Harry Ruskin
(screen play) &
John Grant
(screen play) and
Harry Crane
(screen play)
Robert E. Hopkins
(uncredited)

Cast

Bud Abbott
Peter Johnson
Lou Costello
Harvey Garvey
Marilyn Maxwell
Hazel Moon
John Conte
Prince Ramo
Douglass Dumbrille
Nimativ
Lottie Harrison
Teema
Lock Martin
Bobo
Murray Leonard
The Derelict
Adia Kuznetzoff
Chief Ghamu
Milton Parsons
Crystal Gazer
Ralph Sanford
Mr. Ormulu
Jimmy Dorsey
Jimmy Dorsey
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
Eddie Abdo
Native
Ed Agresti
Native in Café
Eric Alden
Guard
Richard Alexander
Executioner
Jimmy Ames
Overlord
Marvin Bailey
Singer - 'Sons of the Desert' Number
Daniel Barone
Acrobat
Robert Barron
Overlord
María Belmar
Slave Girl
John Berkes
Pianist
Hubert Bland
Man
Billy Bletcher
Bobo
Symona Boniface
Slave Girl
Karin Booth
Beautiful Girl
Ernst Brengt
Native in Café
Hubert Brill
Magician
Jan Bryant
Slave Girl
Harry Burns
Native
Carol Carleton
Slave Girl
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
Violinist
James Clemens
Desert Chieftain
Heinie Conklin
Native in Café
Jimmy Conlin
Arab Follower
Justin Conlon
Singer - 'Sons of the Desert' Number
Allan Cook
Man
Harry Cording
Police Chief
David Cota
Native Boy
Peter Cusanelli
Fat Man
George David
Palace Guard
Seraphime Davidoff
Slave Girl
Lala Detolly
Slave Girl
Jimmy Dime
Strong Man
Dorothea Dodd
Hag
Vivian DuBois
Slave Girl
Eddie Dunn
Sentry
Virginia S. Ellsworth
Slave Girl
Art Foster
Slave
Clair Freeman
Specialty Dancer - 'Scheherazade' Number
Rudy Germane
Native Guard
Jody Gilbert
Native Laundress
Dick Gordon
Native in Café Audience
Paul Gordon
Bicyclist
Hal Gould
Overlord
Frank Hagney
Majordomo
Aileen Haley
Slave Girl
Tom Herbert
Café Drunk
Freeman High
Singer - 'Sons of the Desert' Number
Al Hill
Laughing Palace Official
Bill Hunter
Slave
John Indrisano
Ramo's Lieutenant
Bud Jamison
Overlord
Delos Jewkes
Singer - 'Sons of the Desert' Number
Duke Johnson
Juggler
Fred Johnson
Juggler
Johnnie Johnson
Juggler
Tor Johnson
Majordomo
Dave Kashner
Rope Act
Margaret Kelly
Slave Girl
Jack Kenney
Bass Bow in Band
Kay Kingsley
Slave Girl
Toni LaRue
Slave Girl
Mitchell Lewis
Slave
Jack 'Tiny' Lipson
Café Small Cornet Player
Carey Loftin
Chase Guard
Louis Manley
Fire-Eater
Charles Marsh
Overlord
David Marshall
Singer - 'Sons of the Desert' Number
Mack McLean
Singer - 'Sons of the Desert' Number
Art Miles
Guard
John 'Skins' Miller
Sousaphonist
Jacqueline Milo
Slave Girl
Sandra Morgan
Slave Girl
George Nardelli
Native in Café Audience
Phil Neely
Singer - 'Sons of the Desert' Number
Paul Newlan
Guard
Nickolai
Dance Specialty
Remington Olmsted
Man
Manuel París
Sheik
Frank Penny
Bearded Vendor
Jack Perry
Native in Café Audience
Jenaro Pina
Acrobat
Jerry Pina
Acrobat
Mary Ellen Popel
Slave Girl
Frances Ramsden
Slave Girl
Ramiro Rivas
Acrobat
William Rivas
Acrobat
Sondra Rodgers
Zaida
Victor Romito
Native in Café Audience
Margaret Savage
Slave Girl
Frank J. Scannell
Fruit Vendor
Bill Seckler
Singer - 'Sons of the Desert' Number
Ward Shattuck
Juggler
Jay Silverheels
Guard at Execution
Dina Smirnova
Slave Girl
John Stanley
Specialty Dancer in 'Scheherazade' Number
Will Stanton
Plain Native in Café
Sammy Stein
Native Jailor
Jack Stoney
Majordomo
Randolph Symonette
Singer - 'Sons of the Desert' Number
Tom Tamarez
Palace Guard
Kay Thompson
Singer
Nick Thompson
Native
David Thursby
Cornet Player
Jim Toney
Arab Follower
Elinor Troy
Slave Girl
Ellinor Vanderveer
Slave Girl
Ben Ayassa Wadrassi
Acrobat
Harry Wilson
Native in Café Audience
Bill Wolfe
Pianist
Bud Wolfe
Chase Guard
Duke York
Jailer / Clerk (uncredited)
Katherine Yorke
Slave Girl

Produced by

George Haight
producer

Music by

Nathaniel Shilkret
(uncredited)

Cinematography by

Lester White
director of photography

Editing by

George Hively
film editor
Ben Lewis
(uncredited)

Art Direction by

Daniel B. Cathcart
Cedric Gibbons

Set Decoration by

Edwin B. Willis
(set decorations)

Costume Design by

Valles
(costumes: men)

Makeup Department

Jack Dawn
makeup creator

Production Management

Harry Potte
unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Alfred Raboch
assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Richard Pefferle
associate set decorator

Sound Department

Douglas Shearer
recording director
Lowell Kinsall
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)

Visual Effects by

Mark Davis
camera operator: matte paintings (uncredited)
Warren Newcombe
matte paintings (uncredited)

Stunts

Irving Gregg
stunt double: Lou Costello (uncredited)
John Indrisano
stunts (uncredited)
Carey Loftin
stunts (uncredited)
Bud Wolfe
stunts (uncredited)
Duke York
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Leland Davis
second camera operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Kay Dean
associate costume supervisor
Irene
costume supervisor
Eugene Joseff
costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

Sonny Burke
orchestrator
Jack Donohue
director of musical productions
Ted Duncan
orchestrator
Johnny Green
musical supervisor
Wally Heglin
orchestrator
David Snell
musical director
Daniele Amfitheatrof
composer: additional music (uncredited)
William Axt
composer: stock music (uncredited)
George Bassman
composer: additional music (uncredited)
Sidney Cutner
composer: additional music (uncredited)
Ted Fink
composer: stock music (uncredited)
Robert Franklyn
composer: additional music (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited)
Albert Glasser
orchestrator (uncredited)
Johnny Green
composer: stock music (uncredited)
Walter Greene
orchestrator (uncredited)
Lennie Hayton
composer: additional music (uncredited)
Bronislau Kaper
composer: stock music (uncredited)
M.J. McLaughlin
music mixer (uncredited)
William Saracino
music mixer (uncredited)
David Snell
composer: additional music (uncredited)
Herbert Stothart
composer: stock music (uncredited)
Edward Ward
composer: stock music (uncredited)
Franz Waxman
composer: stock music (uncredited)
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