Cast & Crew

Directed by

John Cromwell
Edward F. Cline
(uncredited)
Tay Garnett
(uncredited)
David O. Selznick
(uncredited)

Writing Credits

Margaret Buell Wilder
(adaptation)
Margaret Buell Wilder
(book)
David O. Selznick
(screenplay: by the producer)

Cast

Claudette Colbert
Anne Hilton
Jennifer Jones
Jane Hilton
Joseph Cotten
Lt. Tony Willett
Shirley Temple
Brig Hilton
Monty Woolley
Col. William G. Smollett
Lionel Barrymore
Clergyman
Robert Walker
Cpl. Bill Smollett 2nd
Hattie McDaniel
Fidelia
Agnes Moorehead
Emily Hawkins
Alla Nazimova
Zofia Koslowska
Albert Bassermann
Dr. Sigmund Gottlieb Golden
Gordon Oliver
Marine Officer Seeking Room
Keenan Wynn
Lt. Solomon
Guy Madison
Hal Smith
Craig Stevens
Danny Williams
Lloyd Corrigan
Mr. Mahoney
Jackie Moran
Johnny Mahoney
Christopher Adams
Train Passenger
Dorothy Adams
Nurse
Foncilla Adams
Dancer
Florence Allen
Minor Role
Robert Andersen
Patron at Bar
Irving Bacon
Bartender at Cocktail Lounge
Shelby Bacon
Black Couple's Son
Walter Baldwin
Train Station Gateman
Cecil Ballerino
Patient at Potters Wheel
Dick Baron
Minor Role
Warren Barr
Minor Role
Kirk Barron
Train Passenger
Florence Bates
Hungry Woman on Train
Conrad Binyon
Page Boy
Lela Bliss
Gabby Woman on Telephone at Train Station
Lulu Mae Bohrman
Minor Role
Johnny Bond
AWOL Soldier in Train Station
Eddie Borden
Man in Movie Theatre
Warren Burr
Serious Soldier
James Bush
Man in Cocktail Lounge
James Carlisle
Sugar's Officer Friend
George Chandler
Taxi Driver
Robert Cherry
Train Passenger
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Minor Role
Loudie Claar
Young Mother
Wallis Clark
Man at Cocktail Lounge
Jimmy Clemons Jr.
Boy Caroler
Dorothy Dandridge
Black Officer's Wife in Train Station
William B. Davidson
Taxpayer
Tom Dawson
Tough Bronx Soldier
Dulce Day
Minor Role
Adeline De Walt Reynolds
Elderly Woman on Train
John Derek
Minor Role
Jane Devlin
Gladys Brown
Jimmie Dodd
Train Passenger
Steve Dunhill
Marine Lover
Mary Anne Durkin
Frightened Girl at Dance
Paul Esberg
Convalescent
Ruth Feldman
Soldier's Grandmother
Rhonda Fleming
Girl at Dance
Byron Foulger
High School Principal
Jack Gardner
Patient in Wheelchair
Cindy Garner
Sugar
Ann Gillis
Becky Anderson
Buddy Gorman
Short Private on Dance Floor
Jonathan Hale
Second Train Conductor
Eddie Hall
Eager Sailor
Marilyn Hare
Merchant Marine's Wife
Neila Hart
Minor Role
Harry Hayden
First Train Conductor
Joyce Horne
Swenson's Girl Friend
Betsy Howard
Friend of Envious Girl at Train Station
Russell Hoyt
One-Armed Sailor
Warren Hymer
Convalescent Wishing for Tutti Frutti
Earl Jacobs
One-Armed Boy
John James
Friendly Sergeant at Dance
Eilene Janssen
Sergeant's Child in Train Station
Janelle Johnson Dolenz
Minor Role
Bobby Johnson
Black Officer in Train Station
Verna Knopf
Train Passenger
George Lloyd
Motorcycle Policeman
Peggy Maley
Marine's Second Girl Friend
Dorothy Mann
Marine's Girl Friend
Edwin Maxwell
Businessman in Cocktail Lounge
Andrew V. McLaglen
Former Plowboy
Butterfly McQueen
WAC Sergeant
Harlan Miller
Military Policeman
Terry Moore
Refugee Child on Train
Neyle Morrow
Soldier Grandson
Leo Mostovoy
Headwaiter at Steak House
Don Najarian
Baby
Jon Najarian
Baby
Martha Outlaw
Train Passenger
Barbara Pepper
Bowling Alley Pin Girl
Patricia Peters
Tall WAC
Aileen Pringle
Woman at Cocktail Lounge
Ralph Reed
Convalescent
Gerry Revell
Foreman
Addison Richards
Maj. Sam Atkins
Ruth Roman
Envious Girl in Train Station
Eric Sinclair
Voice in Convalescent Ward
Grady Sutton
Soldier Hunting for Susie Fleming
Ruth Valmy
Tony's Friend
Theodore von Eltz
Hotel Desk Clerk
Jill Warren
Waitress
Steve Wayne
Bearded Sailor
Doodles Weaver
Convalescent Wishing for Watermelon
James Westerfield
Convalescent on Rehab Steps
Dick Whittington
Soda
Charles Williams
Man in Cocktail Lounge
Douglas Wood
Man in Cocktail Lounge
Richard C. Wood
Convalescent

Produced by

David O. Selznick
producer

Music by

Max Steiner

Cinematography by

Stanley Cortez
(photographed by)
Lee Garmes
(photographed by)
George Barnes
(uncredited)
Robert Bruce
(uncredited)

Editing by

Hal C. Kern
supervising film editor
John Faure
(uncredited)
Arthur Fellows
(uncredited)
Marsh Hendry
(uncredited)

Production Design by

William L. Pereira

Makeup Department

Peggy Higgins
hair stylist (uncredited)
Margaret Martin
associate hair stylist (uncredited)
William Riddle
associate makeup supervisor (uncredited)
Robert Stephanoff
makeup supervisor (uncredited)

Production Management

Fred Ahern
production manager (uncredited)
John Burch
unit manager (uncredited)
Richard Johnston
production manager (uncredited)
Raymond A. Klune
production manager (uncredited)
George Yohalem
unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Lowell J. Farrell
assistant director
Edward F. Cline
director: comedy sequences (uncredited)
Tay Garnett
director: crowd sequences (uncredited)

Art Department

Victor A. Gangelin
interior decorator
Mark-Lee Kirk
settings (as Mark Lee Kirk)
Robert Ashton
draftsman (uncredited)
William Connor
draftsman (uncredited)
Arden Cripe
props (uncredited)
Harold Fenton
construction superintendent (uncredited)
James Forney
draperies (uncredited)
J. McMillan Johnson
production artist (uncredited)
Roy McLaughlin
greens (uncredited)
Frank Pereu
draftsman (uncredited)
Frederick Robinson
production artist (uncredited)
A. Leslie Thomas
production artist (uncredited)
Fred Widdowson
props (uncredited)
Alfred Ybarra
chief draftsman (uncredited)

Sound Department

Percy Townsend
recorder
Charles L. Freeman
sound editor (uncredited)
Arthur Johns
sound re-recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Jack Cosgrove
special effects
Clarence Slifer
special effects associate (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Spencer Bagdatopolis
Matte painter

Camera and Electrical Department

Schuyler Crail
still photographer (uncredited)
Eddie Fitzgerald
camera operator (uncredited)
Kenneth Meade
assistant camera (uncredited)
James Potevin
chief electrician (uncredited)
Morris Rosen
chief grip (uncredited)
Harvey L. Slocomb
assistant camera (uncredited)
Harry Webb
camera operator (uncredited)

Casting Department

Ruth Burch
casting manager (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Elmer Ellsworth
wardrobe (uncredited)
Eugene Joseff
costume jeweller (uncredited)
Adele Sadler
wardrobe associate (uncredited)

Editorial Department

James E. Newcom
associate film editor
André De Toth
montage (uncredited)

Music Department

Louis Forbes
associate music director
David Buttolph
composer: additional music (uncredited)
Adolph Deutsch
composer: additional music (uncredited)
Gil Grau
orchestrator (uncredited)
Louis Kaufman
musician: violin (uncredited)
William Lava
composer: additional music (uncredited)
Jerome Moross
orchestrator (uncredited)
Frank Perkins
orchestrator (uncredited)
Leonid Raab
orchestrator (uncredited)
Frank Skinner
orchestrator (uncredited)
Max Steiner
conductor (uncredited)
Alexander Tansman
composer: additional music (uncredited)
Eugene Zador
orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Lydia Schiller
script girl (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Barbara Keon
production assistant
David O. Selznick
presenter: his production of
J.G. Taylor
technical advisor (as Lt. Col. J.G. Taylor U. S. Army)
Jack Beaman
technical advisor: Red Cross scenes (uncredited)
Ulrie Bell
technical assistant: Office of War Information (uncredited)
Gianfranco Bellini
italian voice dubbing: Guy Madison (uncredited)
Amelia Beretta
italian voice dubbing: Florence Bates (uncredited)
Mario Besesti
italian voice dubbing: Monty Wooley (uncredited)
A.J. Bolton
technical assistant: U.S. Navy (uncredited)
Miranda Bonansea
italian voice dubbing: Shirley Temple (uncredited)
Emilio Cigoli
italian voice dubbing: Joseph Cotten (uncredited)
Mignon Cocco
italian voice dubbing: Hattie McDaniel (uncredited)
William S. Cunningham
technical assistant: Office of War Information (uncredited)
Tom Douglas
consultant: Hilton house (uncredited)
Cesare Fantoni
italian voice dubbing: George Lloyd (uncredited)
Sarah Catherine Haney
researcher (uncredited)
Tommy Hanlon Jr.
technical advisor: Joseph Cotton (uncredited)
Tina Lattanzi
italian voice dubbing: Agnes Moorehead (uncredited)
A. Joan O'Brien
researcher (uncredited)
Giulio Panicali
italian voice dubbing: Robert Walker (uncredited)
Amilcare Pettinelli
italian voice dubbing: Lionel Barrymore (uncredited)
Corrado Racca
italian voice dubbing: Albert Bassermann (uncredited)
Giuseppe Rinaldi
italian voice dubbing: Craig Stevens (uncredited)
May E. Romm
technical assistant (uncredited)
Giovanna Scotto
italian voice dubbing: Claudette Colbert (uncredited)
David O. Selznick
fill-in director (uncredited)
Lydia Simoneschi
italian voice dubbing: Jennifer Jones (uncredited)
Iris Taylor
technical advisor: Red Cross scenes (uncredited)
Walter L. Treadway
technical assistant: U.S. Public Health Service medical director (uncredited)
Renato Turi
italian voice dubbing: Keenan Wynn (uncredited)
Charles Walters
dance director (uncredited)
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