Cast & Crew

Directed by

Cecil B. DeMille
(as Cecil B. De Mille)

Writing Credits

Alan Le May
(screenplay) (as Alan LeMay) &
Charles Bennett
(screenplay) and
Jesse Lasky Jr.
(screenplay)
Thelma Strabel
(based on a Saturday Evening Post story by)
Jeanie Macpherson
(contributing writer) (uncredited)
Theodore St. John
(uncredited)
Thelma Strabel
(treatment) (uncredited)

Cast

Ray Milland
Stephen Tolliver
John Wayne
Captain Jack Stuart
Paulette Goddard
Loxi Claiborne
Raymond Massey
King Cutler
Robert Preston
Dan Cutler
Lynne Overman
Captain Phillip Philpott
Susan Hayward
Drusilla Alston
Charles Bickford
Mate of the 'Tyfib'
Walter Hampden
Commodre Devereaux
Louise Beavers
Maum Maria
Martha O'Driscoll
Ivy Devereaux
Elisabeth Risdon
Mrs. Claiborne
Hedda Hopper
Aunt Henrietta
Victor Kilian
Widgeon
Oscar Polk
Salt Meat
Janet Beecher
Mrs. Mottram
Ben Carter
Chinkapin
William 'Wee Willie' Davis
The Lamb
Lane Chandler
Sam
Davison Clark
Judge Marvin
Louis Merrill
Captain of the 'Pelican'
Frank M. Thomas
Dr. Jepson
Keith Richards
Captain Carruthers
Victor Varconi
Lubbock
J. Farrell MacDonald
Port Captain
Harry Woods
Mace
Raymond Hatton
Master Shipwright
Milburn Stone
Lieutenant Farragut
Dave Wengren
'Claiborne' Lookout
Tony Paton
Cadge
Barbara Britton
Charleston Lady
Julia Faye
Charleston Lady
Ameda Lambert
Charleston Lady
D'Arcy Miller
Charleston Beau
Bruce Warren
Charleston Beau
Eric Alden
Slim
Richard Alexander
Stoker Boss
C.E. Anderson
Juror
George Anderson
Jailer
James Anderson
Callboy in Café
Stanley Andrews
Turnkey
Sam Appel
Juror
Joyce Arleen
Ball Guest
Gertrude Astor
Ball Guest
George Barton
Joe
Mary Bayless
Ball Guest
Brooks Benedict
Ball Guest
Colin Blair
Ball Guest
Monte Blue
Officer at Tea
Lulu Mae Bohrman
Party Guest
Sven Hugo Borg
Blackie
Ed Brady
'Pelican' Crewman
Al Bridge
Cutler Man in Barrel Room
Ralph Brooks
Ball Guest
George Bruggeman
Gus
Stella Mary Burgess
Ball Guest
William Cabanne
Ball Guest
Wheaton Chambers
Lawyer
Jack Chapin
Clem
Tom Chatterton
Parson
Jack Rube Clifford
Pelican Crewman
David Clyde
Old Director
Tommy Conlon
Ball Guest
Maurice Costello
Ball Guest
Mary Currier
Waltzing Dowager in Ballroom
Max Davidson
Juror
Richard de Mille
Sailor
Jerome de Nuccio
George
Harry Dean
Juror
Cecil B. DeMille
Prologue Speaker
Helen Dickson
Ball Guest
Jimmy Dime
Spongeboat Crewman / Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Jack Dixon
Ball Guest
Laurie Douglas
Ball Guest
Jimmie Dundee
Galley Growler
Ralph Dunn
'Jubilee' Lookout
Sarah Edwards
Dowager at Tea
William Elmer
Juror
Richard Elmore
'Claiborne' Cabin Boy
Hassan Ezzat
Cuban on Charleston Packet
William D. Faralla
Cliff
Al Ferguson
Cutler Man in Barrel Room
Frank Ferguson
Snaith
James Flavin
Girl's Father
Sam Flint
Surgeon
Byron Foulger
Bixby
Christian J. Frank
Juror
Jerry Franks Jr.
Pedro
Charles K. French
Ball Guest
Kenneth Gibson
30 Year Old Devereaux Clerk
James Gillette
Ivy's Waltzing Partner
Fred Graham
Jake
Jesse Graves
Mrs. Mottram's Butler
George Guhl
Man on Street
William Haade
'Jubilee' Second Mate
Frank Hagney
Cutler Man in Barrell Room
Chuck Hamilton
Bosco
Mildred Harris
Dancing Lady
Sam Harris
Tea Guest
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
Charleston Packet Second Mate
Robert Homans
Captain in Café
Bob Ireland
Roger
Eugene Jackson
Dr. Jepson's Black Servant
Clarke Jennings
Ed
Carmencita Johnson
Girl with Oilskins
Jack W. Johnston
Devereaux Clerk
Emmett King
Old Gentleman in Ballroom
Stubby Kruger
Pat
Louise La Planche
Ball Guest
Frank Lackteen
Cutler Man in Barrel Room
Ethan Laidlaw
Tony
Hope Landin
Ball Guest
Larry Lawson
Frank
Laura Lee
Southern Belle
Lora Lee
Southern Belle
Carl M. Leviness
Ball Guest
Elmo Lincoln
Minor Role
Leota Lorraine
Ball Guest
Jack Luden
Southern Gentleman at Tea
George Magrill
Mike
Tony Martelli
Guest at Inn
Jim Mason
'Pelican' Crewman
Carl Mathews
Stevedore
Claire McDowell
Ettie
Cyril McLaglen
Stevedore
George Melford
Devereaux Banker
John Merkyl
Southern Gentleman
John Merton
'Pelican' Crewman
Robert Milasch
Juror
King Mojave
Art
Richard Neill
Old Gentleman at Tea
Ottola Nesmith
Dowager at Tea
Anton Northpole
Trial Spectator
John Northpole
Trial Spectator
Wally O'Connor
Hugh
Tom O'Grady
Inn Bartender
Nestor Paiva
Man with Suspenders
Emory Parnell
Jailer
Edward Peil Sr.
Bailiff
Buddy Pepper
Café Callboy
Gil Perkins
Southern Cross Leadsman
Albert Petit
Ball Guest
John Power
Juror
Lee Prather
Court Clerk
Houghton Ralph
Buck
George Reed
Black Servant at Tea
Frank Richards
Cutler Man in Barrel Room
Constantine Romanoff
Widgeon's Tall Bald Thug
Victor Romito
Henchman
Romulus
Romulus the Dog
Mel Ruick
Ball Guest
Ynez Seabury
Ball Guest
Dorothy Sebastian
Ball Guest
Allen D. Sewall
Juror
Frank Shannon
Captain in Café
Mildred Shay
Girl in Match Sequence
Ray Spiker
Stan
John St. Polis
Devereaux Foreign Agent
Will Stanton
Rat-Faced Man
Jack Sterling
Lars
Hayden Stevenson
Lawyer
Jack Stoney
Widgeon Henchman
Leo Sulky
Juror
Akim Tamiroff
The Lamb
Forrest Taylor
Devereaux Treasurer
Guy Usher
Jailer
Dale Van Sickel
Roy
Gohr Van Vleck
First Mate of Charleston Packet
Catherine Wallace
Ball Guest
Joyce Walsh
Ball Guest
Harry Warren
Boston
Stanhope Wheatcroft
Devereaux Secretary
Blackie Whiteford
Inn Guest / Fisherman / Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Lloyd Whitlock
Southern Gentleman
Florence Wix
Ball Guest
Don Zelaya
Café Bartender
Fred Zendar
Spike
Carl Zwolsman
Nate

Produced by

Cecil B. DeMille
producer (as Cecil B. De Mille)
Buddy G. DeSylva
executive producer (uncredited)
William H. Pine
associate producer

Music by

Victor Young
(music score)

Cinematography by

Victor Milner
director of photography
William V. Skall
director of photography

Editing by

Anne Bauchens

Art Direction by

Roland Anderson
Hans Dreier

Set Decoration by

George Sawley
(uncredited)

Costume Design by

Natalie Visart
(costumes)

Makeup Department

Wally Westmore
makeup supervisor
Max Asher
makeup artist: second unit (uncredited)
Charles Gemora
makeup artist (uncredited)
Alice Ribald
hair stylist: second unit (uncredited)
Leonora Sabine
hair stylist supervisor (uncredited)

Production Management

Frank Caffey
unit manager (uncredited)
Harvey Dwight
assistant unit manager (uncredited)
Curtis Mick
unit manager: second unit (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Arthur Rosson
second unit director
Chico Alonso
first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
Art Camp
second assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
C. Kenneth Deland
first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
Clem Jones
first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
Howard Joslin
first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
Edward Salven
assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Heinz Bonné
poster artist : West Germany (1951) (uncredited)
Russ Brown
props (uncredited)
Carl Coleman
props: second unit (uncredited)
Sam Comer
supervising set decorator (uncredited)
Joe De Yong
sketch artist (uncredited)
Ray Downey
sketch artist (uncredited)
Lorne Holmes
greensman: second unit (uncredited)
Eduard Paryzek
poster artist : Austria (1948) (uncredited)
Jack Wilson
painter: second unit (uncredited)
Harold Worthington
second props: second unit (uncredited)

Sound Department

John Cope
sound recordist
Harry Lindgren
sound recordist
Louis Mesenkop
special sound effects (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Edward Overstreet
special effects department glassman: second unit (uncredited)
Barney Wolff
special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Farciot Edouart
special photographic effects
Gordon Jennings
special photographic effects
William L. Pereira
special photographic effects (as W.L.Pereira)
Jan Domela
matte artist (uncredited)
Paul K. Lerpae
optical cinematography (uncredited)

Stunts

George Bruggeman
stunts (uncredited)
Vic Chatten
stunt diver (uncredited)
Biddle Dorcy
stunt diver (uncredited)
Lila Finn
stunt double: Paulette Goddard (uncredited)
Fred Graham
stunts (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
stunts (uncredited)
Gil Perkins
stunts (uncredited)
Houghton Ralph
stunt diver (uncredited)
Ray Spiker
stunts (uncredited)
Paul Stader
stunt diver (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
stunts (uncredited)
Fred Zendar
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Dewey Wrigley
underwater photography
Murray Young
grip
Fritz Brosch
camera mechanic: second unit, Technicolor (uncredited)
Andrew J. Durkus
grip: second unit (uncredited)
Jack Haring
grip: second unit (uncredited)
Coley Kessinger
grip: second unit (uncredited)
Jack Lethman
grip: second unit (uncredited)
Roger Mace
technician: second unit, Technicolor (uncredited)
James V. Murray
assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
William Rand
second camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
G.E. Richardson
still photographer: second unit (uncredited)
Cliff Shirpser
assistant camera: Technicolor (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

R. Doney
wardrobe designer (uncredited)
Dwight Franklin
wardrobe designer (uncredited)
Elois Jenssen
wardrobe designer (uncredited)
Eugene Joseff
costume jeweller (uncredited)
Joe Kaplan
wardrobe: men (uncredited)
LeVaughn Larson
wardrobe: women, second unit (uncredited)
Edna Shotwell
wardrobe: women (uncredited)
Pat Williams
wardrobe: men, second unit (uncredited)

Editorial Department

William Fritzsche
color director: Technicolor, second unit
Natalie Kalmus
color director: Technicolor

Location Management

Norman Lacey
location manager (uncredited)

Music Department

George Parrish
orchestrator (uncredited)
Walter Scharf
orchestrator (uncredited)
Leo Shuken
orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Claire Behnke
script clerk (uncredited)

Transportation Department

Al Latta
driver: camera car, second unit (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Roy Davidson
technical advisor
Fred F. Ellis
marine adviser (as Capt. Fred F. Ellis)
Phyllis Loughton
dialogue supervisor
Edwin Maxwell
dialogue supervisor
Margherita Bagni
italian voice dubbing: Hedda Hopper (uncredited)
Mario Besesti
italian voice dubbing: Davison Clark & Louis Merrill (uncredited)
Nino Bonanni
italian voice dubbing: Constantine Romanoff (uncredited)
Rosetta Calavetta
italian voice dubbing: Susan Hayward (uncredited)
Giorgio Capecchi
italian voice dubbing: Stanhope Wheatcroft (uncredited)
Ennio Cerlesi
italian voice dubbing: Keith Richards (uncredited)
Emilio Cigoli
italian voice dubbing: John Wayne (uncredited)
Herbert Coleman
script clerk: second unit (uncredited)
Dhia Cristiani
italian voice dubbing: Martha O'Driscoll (uncredited)
Sid Davis
stand-in: John Wayne (uncredited)
Gualtiero De Angelis
italian voice dubbing: Robert Preston (uncredited)
Lauro Gazzolo
italian voice dubbing: Raymond Massey (uncredited)
Sam Ledner
dance director (uncredited)
Giulio Panicali
italian voice dubbing: Ray Milland (uncredited)
Nino Pavese
italian voice dubbing: Milburn Stone (uncredited)
Amilcare Pettinelli
italian voice dubbing: Lynne Overman (uncredited)
Cesare Polacco
italian voice dubbing: Victor Kilian (uncredited)
Amilcare Quarra
italian voice dubbing: Oscar Polk (uncredited)
Clara Ristori
italian voice dubbing: Janet Beecher (uncredited)
Giovanna Scotto
italian voice dubbing: Elisabeth Risdon (uncredited)
Lydia Simoneschi
italian voice dubbing: Paulette Goddard (uncredited)
Gaetano Verna
italian voice dubbing: Charles Bickford & Walter Hampden (uncredited)
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