Cast & Crew

Directed by

Frank Capra

Writing Credits

Richard Connell
(based on a story by) and
Robert Presnell Sr.
(based on a story by) (as Robert Presnell)
Robert Riskin
(screen play)
Myles Connolly
(contributor to dialogue and screenplay constuction) (uncredited)

Cast

Gary Cooper
'Long John' Willoughby
Barbara Stanwyck
Ann Mitchell
Edward Arnold
D.B. Norton
Walter Brennan
The 'Colonel'
Spring Byington
Mrs. Mitchell
James Gleason
Henry Connell
Gene Lockhart
Mayor Lovett
Rod La Rocque
Ted Sheldon
Irving Bacon
Beany
Regis Toomey
Bert Hansen
J. Farrell MacDonald
'Sourpuss' Smithers
Warren Hymer
Angelface
Harry Holman
Mayor Hawkins
Andrew Tombes
Spencer
Pierre Watkin
Hammett
Stanley Andrews
Weston
Mitchell Lewis
Bennett
Charles C. Wilson
Charlie Dawson
Vaughan Glaser
Governor
Sterling Holloway
Dan - Diner Counterman
M.J. Frankovich
Radio Announcer
Knox Manning
Radio Announcer
John B. Hughes
Radio Announcer
Dorothy Andre
American Girl
Frank Austin
Grubbel
American Legion Band
Musical Ensemble
Evelyn Barlow
(uncredited)
Benny Bartlett
Red
Mary Benoit
Secretary
Max Blum
(uncredited)
Aldrich Bowker
Pop Dwyer
Sidney Bracey
Club Member
Fritzi Brunette
(uncredited)
Earle D. Bunn
Policeman
Nora Bush
Citizen
Lucia Carroll
(uncredited)
Glen Cavender
(uncredited)
Howard Chase
Electrician
Jack Cheatham
Cop with Desk Sergeant
St. Brendan's Boy Choir
Vocal Ensemble
Edmund Cobb
Cop Guarding Ann
Mildred Coles
Secretary
Alan Copeland
Choirboy
Madge Crane
Mrs. Brewster
Floyd Criswell
Electrician
Billy Curtis
Midget
Daisy
The Mitchells' Dog
Harry Davenport
Former Bulletin Owner
Lew Davis
Electrician
Vernon Dent
(uncredited)
Evelyn Dockson
(uncredited)
Ann Doran
Mrs. Hansen
Edward Earle
Radio Master of Ceremonies
Sarah Edwards
Mrs. Hawkins
Carl Ekberg
Reporter
Paul Everton
GOP Man
Frank Fanning
Reporter
Franklyn Farnum
(uncredited)
Eddie Fetherston
Reporter
Walter Findon
(uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Mike
Bess Flowers
Mattie
Fern Formica
Midget
William Forrest
Governor's Associate
Charles K. French
Fired Reporter
Jack Gardner
Photographer
Inez Gay
(uncredited)
Ethel Gilstrom
(uncredited)
William Gould
Sergeant
Eddie Graham
Tall Autograph Hound
Mack Gray
(uncredited)
Jay Guedillio
(uncredited)
Alfred Hall
Chamber of Commerce Member
Donald Hall
(uncredited)
John Hamilton
Jim
Kenneth Harlan
Publicity Man
James Harrison
(uncredited)
Forrester Harvey
Bum
Edward Hearn
Mayor's Secretary
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
Radio Station Audience Member
Max Hoffman Jr.
(uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
(uncredited)
John Ince
Doctor
Selmer Jackson
Radio Announcer at Convention
Frank Jaquet
Police Desk Sergeant
Carlotta Jelm
Ann's Sister
Sheldon Jett
Man in Radio Audience
Eddie Kane
Wall Street Tycoon
Edward Keane
Relief Administrator
Richard Kipling
Police Commissioner
Isabel La Mal
Chamber of Commerce Member
Melvin Lang
Foreign Dignitary
Florence Lawler
(uncredited)
Al Lloyd
(uncredited)
Anna Luther
(uncredited)
Hank Mann
Eddie
Alphonse Martell
Foreign Dignitary
Frank Mayo
Attendant
Charles McAvoy
(uncredited)
Mathew McCue
Derelict
Larry McGrath
(uncredited)
Joe McGuinn
(uncredited)
Tom McGuire
(uncredited)
Lafe McKee
Mr. Delaney
James McNamara
Sheriff
Edward McWade
Joe
Claire Meade
(uncredited)
George Melford
Chamber of Commerce Member
Frank Meredith
Guard
Dave Miller and His New York French Casino Band
Musical Ensemble
James Millican
Photographer
Charles R. Moore
City Hall Janitor
Bert Moorhouse
Man at Stadium Rally
Frank Moran
(uncredited)
Clark Morgan
(uncredited)
Gene Morgan
Mug
Jack Mower
Guard
Forbes Murray
Legislator
Gail Newbray
Phone Operator
Mrs. Wilfrid North
(uncredited)
Wedgwood Nowell
(uncredited)
Garry Owen
Sign Painter
Paul Panzer
(uncredited)
Edward Peil Sr.
(uncredited)
George Pembroke
(uncredited)
Bob Perry
Delegate
Susan Peters
Autograph Hound
Elsa Peterson
(uncredited)
Earl Pingree
(uncredited)
Hal Price
(uncredited)
Stanley Price
(uncredited)
John J. Richardson
Man in Diner
Cyril Ring
Radio Technician
Don Roberts
(uncredited)
Henry Roquemore
Chamber of Commerce Member
Thomas W. Ross
(uncredited)
Sally Sage
(uncredited)
Cliff Saum
Guard
Sada Simmons
(uncredited)
Russell Simpson
(uncredited)
Walter Soderling
Barrington
Wyndham Standing
Democrat
Edwin Stanley
Democrat
Vera Steadman
(uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Radio Station Audience Member
Brick Sullivan
Policeman
Emma Tansey
Mrs. Delaney
Tina Thayer
Ann's Sister
Cyril Thornton
D.B.'s Butler
Jim Thorpe
John Doe Applicant
Charles Trowbridge
(uncredited)
Don Turner
Guard
Guy Usher
Bixler
Frederik Vogeding
(uncredited)
Bess Wade
(uncredited)
Lillian West
(uncredited)
Bernard Wheeler
(uncredited)
Leo White
(uncredited)
Ed Williams
(uncredited)
Lottie Williams
(uncredited)
Rhoda Williams
Minor Role
Tom Wilson
Diner Patron / Radio Station Audience Member (uncredited)
Jack Wise
Delegate
Maris Wrixon
Autograph Hound

Produced by

Frank Capra
producer (uncredited)
Robert Riskin
producer (uncredited)

Music by

Dimitri Tiomkin
(musical score)

Cinematography by

George Barnes
director of photography

Editing by

Daniel Mandell
film editor

Art Direction by

Stephen Goosson

Costume Design by

Natalie Visart
(gowns)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Arthur S. Black Jr.
assistant director (as Arthur S. Black)
Richard McWhorter
second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Gösta Åberg
poster artist : Sweden (uncredited)

Sound Department

C.A. Riggs
sound

Special Effects by

Jack Cosgrove
special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

Mack Elliott
still photographer (uncredited)
Irving Lippman
still photographer (uncredited)
Irving Rosenberg
camera operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Eugene Joseff
costume jeweller (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Slavko Vorkapich
montage effects
Don Siegel
montage effects (uncredited)

Music Department

Leo F. Forbstein
musical director
Hall Johnson
choral arrangements
George Bassman
orchestrator (uncredited)
Simon Bucharoff
orchestrator (uncredited)
Lucien Cailliet
orchestrator (uncredited)
Hugo Friedhofer
orchestrator (uncredited)
Leigh Harline
orchestrator (uncredited)
Charles Maxwell
orchestrator (uncredited)
George Parrish
orchestrator (uncredited)
Leonid Raab
orchestrator (uncredited)
Max Reese
orchestrator (uncredited)
David Tamkin
orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Gino Baghetti
italian voice dubbing: Mitchell Lewis (uncredited)
Mario Besesti
italian voice dubbing: Edward Arnold (uncredited)
Nino Camarda
italian voice dubbing: Charles C. Wilson (uncredited)
Emilio Cigoli
italian voice dubbing: Gary Cooper (uncredited)
Gualtiero De Angelis
italian voice dubbing: Rod La Rocque (uncredited)
Adriana de Roberto
italian voice dubbing: Ann Doran (uncredited)
William Erbes
rain effects: supervisor (uncredited)
Lauro Gazzolo
italian voice dubbing: Walter Brennan (uncredited)
William S. Holman
general manager (uncredited)
Tina Lattanzi
italian voice dubbing: Barbara Stanwyck (uncredited)
William Cameron Menzies
production advisor (uncredited)
Luigi Pavese
italian voice dubbing: Irving Bacon (uncredited)
Nino Pavese
italian voice dubbing: Regis Toomey (uncredited)
Cesare Polacco
italian voice dubbing: Warren Hymer (uncredited)
Corrado Racca
italian voice dubbing: J. Farrell MacDonald (uncredited)
Giovanna Scotto
italian voice dubbing: Spring Byington (uncredited)
Stefano Sibaldi
italian voice dubbing: James Gleason (uncredited)
Aldo Silvani
italian voice dubbing: Gene Lockart (uncredited)
Vinicio Sofia
italian voice dubbing: Harry Holman (uncredited)
Arthur Turelly
instructor: harmonica, Gary Cooper (uncredited)
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