The Belle of New York

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Charles Walters

Writing Credits

C.M.S. McLellan
(play) (as Hugh Morton)
Chester Erskine
(adaptation)
Robert O'Brien
Irving Elinson

Cast

Fred Astaire
Charlie Hill
Vera-Ellen
Angela Bonfils
Marjorie Main
Mrs. Phineas Hill
Keenan Wynn
Max Ferris
Alice Pearce
Elsie Wilkins
Clinton Sundberg
Gilford Spivak
Gale Robbins
Dixie 'Deadshot' McCoy
Leon Alton
Supper Club Patron
Frank Baker
Supper Club Patron
Oliver Blake
Mr. Currier
George Boyce
Bowery Bum
Carol Brewster
One of Frenchie's Girls
Steve Carruthers
Supper Club Patron
Helen Chapman
Waltz Girl
Dorinda Clifton
One of Frenchie's Girls
James Conaty
Supper Club Patron
Jean Corbett
One of Frenchie's Girls
Charles Cross
Bowery Bum
Nova Dale
Waltz Girl
Roger Davis
Hills' Butler
Pamela Drake
One of Frenchie's Girls
Tom Dugan
With Wedding Gift of Stolen Silver
Ken DuMain
Supper Club Patron
Joe Evans
Bowery Bum
Lisa Ferraday
Frenchie
Mary Jane French
One of Frenchie's Girls
Al Gallagher
Bowery Bum
Shirley Glickman
Waltz Girl
Suzy Greene
Waltz Girl
Billy Griffith
Mr. Ives
Ed Haskett
Supper Club Patron
Percy Helton
Presents Angela with Flowers
Shep Houghton
Police Officer
Lola Kendrick
One of Frenchie's Girls
Donald Kerr
Bowery Bum Wearing Red Bow Tie
Helen Kimbell
One of Frenchie's Girls
Judy Landon
Waltz Girl
Meredith Leeds
One of Frenchie's Girls
Cissy Marr
Waltz Girl
Sandee Marriott
Bowery Bum
George Mayon
Police Officer
Cecilia Meagher
One of Frenchie's Girls
Harold Miller
Supper Club Patron
Richard Neill
Pedestrian
Joe Niemeyer
Bowery Bum
Anton Northpole
Bowery Bum
Betty O'Kelly
Waltz Girl
Betty Jean Onge
One of Frenchie's Girls
Jetsy Parker
One of Frenchie's Girls
Bud Penny
Bowery Bum
Joe Ploski
Supper Club Patron
Walter Ridge
Bowery Bum
Edwin Rochelle
Bowery Bum
Buddy Roosevelt
Cab Driver
Reginald Simpson
Casino Headwaiter
Henry Slate
Police Sgt. Clancy
Harry Tenbrook
Bowery Bum Wearing Dark Reddish Coat
Beverly Thomas
One of Frenchie's Girls
Sailor Vincent
Waiter
Dick Wessel
With Wedding Gift of Stolen Silver
Lyn Wilde
One of Frenchie's Girls

Produced by

Roger Edens
associate producer (uncredited)
Arthur Freed
producer

Music by

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

Cinematography by

Robert H. Planck
director of photography (as Robert Planck)

Editing by

Albert Akst

Art Direction by

Cedric Gibbons
Jack Martin Smith

Set Decoration by

Richard Pefferle
Edwin B. Willis

Costume Design by

Helen Rose
(costumes: women)
Gile Steele
(costumes: men)

Makeup Department

Sydney Guilaroff
hair designer
John Truwe
makeup artist
William Tuttle
makeup designer
Blake Wagner
makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

Hugh Boswell
unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Al Jennings
assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department

Douglas Shearer
recording supervisor
Joe Edmondson
sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Warren Newcombe
special effects
Irving G. Ries
special effects

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Joan Joseff
costume jeweler (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Henri Jaffa
color consultant: Technicolor

Music Department

Robert Alton
musical numbers staged and directed by
Maurice De Packh
orchestrator (as Maurice DePackh)
Adolph Deutsch
musical director
Conrad Salinger
orchestrator
Alexander Courage
orchestrator (uncredited)
David Crocov
violin (uncredited)
Anita Ellis
singing voice: Vera-Ellen (uncredited)
Robert Franklyn
orchestrator (uncredited)
Robert Tucker
vocal arranger (uncredited)

Additional Crew

James Gooch
technicolor color consultant
Marilyn Christine
assistant choreographer (uncredited)
Alex Romero
assistant choreographer (uncredited)
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