Cast & Crew

Directed by

Vincente Minnelli

Writing Credits

Betty Comden
(story by) and
Adolph Green
(story by)
Norman Corwin
(uncredited)
Alan Jay Lerner
(uncredited)

Cast

Fred Astaire
Tony Hunter
Cyd Charisse
Gabrielle Gerard
Oscar Levant
Lester Marton
Nanette Fabray
Lily Marton
Jack Buchanan
Jeffrey Cordova
James Mitchell
Paul Byrd
Robert Gist
Hal Benton
India Adams
Gabrielle Gerard
Fred Aldrich
Hot Dog Vendor
Richard Alexander
Stagehand
Ernest Anderson
Train Porter
Barbara Bailey
Dancer
Patsy Bangs
Dancer
Lysa Baugher
Dancer in Troupe
Mary Bayless
Theatre Patron
Brandon Beach
Auction Guest
Ralph Beaumont
Dancer in Troupe
Don Beddoe
Producer
Hal Bell
Chorus Member in Hotel Suite
Madge Blake
Investor
Herman Boden
Dancer
Lulu Mae Bohrman
Ballet Audience Member
Paul Bradley
Waiter
Joe Brockman
Hansom Driver
Robert Burton
Caterer
Boyd Cabeen
Pedestrian
James Carlisle
Theatre Patron
Sue Casey
Tall Girl in Arcade
Dick Cherney
Audience Member
Lyle Clark
Chorus Member in Hotel Suite
Jack Claus
Dancer in Troupe
Dorinda Clifton
Dancer
Tom Coleman
Waiter
Joan Collenette
Dancer
Jack Colton
Dancer
James Conaty
First Nighter
Gene Coogan
Train Passenger
Henry Corden
Orchestra Leader
Pinkie Corrigan
Dancer
Oliver Cross
Undetermined Role
Lillian Culver
Investor
Dick D'Arcy
Dancer
Leroy Daniels
Arcade Shoeshine Man
Fred Datig Jr.
Usher
Dulce Day
Woman in Lobby
Jack Deery
Crew Member
Helen Dickson
Dowager First Nighter
Jack Dodds
Dancer
George Economides
Man in Arcade
Michael Economides
Man in Arcade
Roy Engel
Reporter
Estelle Etterre
Investor
Harry Evans
Party Guest
Luigi Faccuito
Dancer
Betty Farrington
Fitter
Al Ferguson
Stagehand
Gwenn Fields
Woman in Arcade
Bess Flowers
Lady on Train / Investor / Extra in Girl Hunt Ballet (uncredited)
George Ford
Auctioneer's Assistant
Steve Forrest
Passenger on Train
Bill Foster
Acrobatic Dancer in Troupe
Douglas Fowley
Auctioneer
Wesley Gale
Baggage Clerk
Wymer Gard
Usher
Ava Gardner
Ava Gardner
Jack Gargan
Hotel Doorman
Rudy Germane
Restaurant Patron
James Gonzalez
Train Passenger
Dick Gordon
Ballet Audience Member
Herschel Graham
Ballet Audience Member
Marion Gray
Investor
Shelah Hackett
Dancer
Stanley Hall
Ballet Dancer
Thurston Hall
Colonel Tripp
Mary Hammond
Dancer
Dee Hartford
2nd Model in 'Girl Hunt Ballet'
Eden Hartford
Girl in 'Girl Hunt Ballet' Sequence
Sam Hearn
Agent
Julie Hedin
Woman in Arcade
Al Hill
Arcade Shooting Gallery Operator
Harlan Hoagland
Undetermined Role
Stuart Holmes
Investor
Ted Hook
Chorus Member in Hotel Suite
Jimmie Horan
Man at Arcade
Curtis Loys Jackson Jr.
Man in Arcade
Ted Jordan
Chorus Member in Hotel Suite
Colin Kenny
Drunk Outside Arcade
Donald Kerr
Reporter
Mario Lamm
Man in Arcade
Judy Landon
Dancer in Troupe
Dale Lefler
Dancer in Troupe
Carl M. Leviness
Investor
Shirley Lopez
Dancer in Troupe
Leota Lorraine
Party Guest
William Lundy
Dancer
John Lupton
Jack - Prompter
Wilbur Mack
Ballet Audience Member
John Marlin
Waiter
Alan Marston
Undetermined Role
Judy Matson
Singer in 'That's Entertainment' Sequence
Matt Mattox
Featured Dancer
Bert May
Dancer in Troupe
Helen McAllister
Dancer
Ann McCrea
Chorus Member in Hotel Suite
Owen McGiveney
Prop Man
Frank McLure
Investor
Mary Menzies
Dancer
Harold Miller
Bystander in Girl Hunt Ballet
Nolie Miller
Dancer
Hans Moebus
Ballet Audience Member
Gregor Momdjian
Dancer in Troupe
Lawrence Montaigne
Undetermined Role
Ben Moselle
Man in Arcade
Peggy Murray
Dancer in Troupe
Peggy Murray
Dancer in Troupe
Julie Newmar
Salon Model / Chorine in Girl Hunt Ballet (uncredited)
Loulie Jean Norman
Singer in 'That's Entertainment' Sequence
Monty O'Grady
Restaurant Patron
Emory Parnell
Man on Train
Manuel París
Waiter
Foster H. Phinney
Commuter
Paul Power
Man in Lobby
Marilyn Radcliff
Dancer
Frank Radcliffe
Dancer
Elynne Ray
Dancer in Troupe
Charles Regan
Stagehand
Jack Regas
Dancer
Phil Rhodes
Undetermined Role
Joette Robinson
Dancer
Robert Robinson
Man at Arcade
Cecile Rogers
Dancer
Barbara Ruick
Passenger on Train
Loretta Russell
Party Guest
Dick Sands
Man in Arcade
Frank J. Scannell
Reporter
George Sherwood
Investor
Eddie Lou Simms
Man in Arcade
Mabel Smaney
Woman in Arcade
Earl Spainard
Undetermined Role
Robert Spencer
Undetermined Role
Harry Stanton
Investor
Bob Stebbins
Chorus Member in Hotel Suite
Lotte Stein
Cordova's German Chambermaid
Norman Stevans
Undetermined Role
Bert Stevens
Train Station Passenger
Roberta Stevenson
Dancer
Jack Stoney
Stagehand
Brick Sullivan
Special Effects Man
Hal Taggart
Undetermined Role
Jack Tesler
Ivan
Jimmy Thompson
Jimmy
Dee Turnell
Barbara
Ellinor Vanderveer
Auction Guest
Herb Vigran
Man on Train
Glen Walters
Tall Woman in Arcade
Bobby Watson
Bobby
Crystal White
Dancer
Smoki Whitfield
Chauffeur
Marc Wilder
Dancer
Kathryn Wilson
First Nighter
Stuart Wilson
Reporter
Florence Wix
Actress in Play
Gloria Wood
Singer in 'That's Entertainment' Sequence
Wilson Wood
Can-Toss Booth Operator

Produced by

Roger Edens
associate producer
Arthur Freed
producer
Bill Ryan
associate producer (uncredited)

Music by

Alexander Courage
(uncredited)
Adolph Deutsch
(uncredited)
Conrad Salinger
(uncredited)

Cinematography by

Harry Jackson
director of photography
George J. Folsey
director of photography (uncredited)

Editing by

Albert Akst
film editor
George White
(uncredited)

Art Direction by

E. Preston Ames
(as Preston Ames)
Cedric Gibbons

Set Decoration by

F. Keogh Gleason
(as Keogh Gleason) (set decorations)
Edwin B. Willis
(set decorations)

Costume Design by

Mary Ann Nyberg
(costumes by)

Makeup Department

Sydney Guilaroff
hair stylist
John Truwe
makeup artist
William Tuttle
makeup creator

Production Management

Hugh Boswell
unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Jerry Thorpe
assistant director
Al Alt
second assistant director (uncredited)
Jack Greenwood
assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Oliver Smith
designer: musical numbers
Robert Cormack
continuity sketches (uncredited)
Tommy Crawford
props (uncredited)
Tom Ordoqui
property master (uncredited)
Harold Turberg
property master: rehearsal unit (uncredited)
Frank Wesselhoff
painter (uncredited)

Sound Department

Douglas Shearer
recording supervisor
James Brock
sound (uncredited)
Ben Price
recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Warren Newcombe
special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

Robert J. Bronner
camera operator (uncredited)
Charles Burrell
best boy (uncredited)
Phil Philbrick
gaffer (uncredited)
Mervin Price
grip (uncredited)
Al Smith
playback operator (uncredited)
Gene Stout
best boy (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Morris Brown
wardrobe (uncredited)
Joan Joseff
costume jeweller (uncredited)
Grace Kuhn
wardrobe (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Robert Brower
color consultant: Technicolor
Henri Jaffa
color consultant: Technicolor

Music Department

Alexander Courage
orchestrator
Adolph Deutsch
musical director
Howard Dietz
songs by
Michael Kidd
stager: dances and musical numbers
Skip Martin
orchestrator
Conrad Salinger
orchestrator
Arthur Schwartz
songs by
David Crocov
violin (uncredited)
Robert Franklyn
orchestrator (uncredited)
Harry V. Lojewski
pianist (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

William E. Orr
script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Louis Calhern
dialogue coach: Jack Buchanan (uncredited)
Patricia Denise
assistant dance director (uncredited) / dancing stand-in: Cyd Charisse (uncredited)
Janet Koye
secretary (uncredited)
Carroll Pratt
stage manager (uncredited)
Dwayne Ratliff
dancing stand-in (uncredited)
Alex Romero
assistant dance director (uncredited) / dancing stand-in: Fred Astaire (uncredited)
Emily Torchia
publicist (uncredited)
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