Cast & Crew

Directed by

Norman Taurog

Writing Credits

Walter DeLeon
(screenplay) &
Francis Martin
(screenplay) &
Ralph Spence
(screenplay)
David Boehm
(contributor to treatment) (uncredited)
Julius J. Epstein
(contributor to treatment) (uncredited)
Mary Flannery
(contributor to treatment) (uncredited)
Grant Garett
(contributor to special sequences) (uncredited)
Bert Hanlon
(contributor to treatment) (uncredited)
George Marion Jr.
(contributor to treatment) (uncredited)
J.P. McEvoy
(contributor to treatment) (uncredited)
John P. Medbury
(contributor to treatment) (uncredited)
Paul Finder Moss
(contributor to treatment) (uncredited)
Henry Myers
(contributor to treatment) (uncredited)
S.J. Perelman
(contributor to treatment) (uncredited)
Harry Ruskin
(contributor to special sequences) (uncredited)
Jane Storm
(contributor to treatment) (uncredited)
Eddie Welch
(contributor to special sequences) (uncredited)

Cast

Jack Oakie
Spud Miller
George Burns
George Burns
Gracie Allen
Gracie Allen
Lyda Roberti
Countess Ysobel de Naigila
Wendy Barrie
Sue
Henry Wadsworth
Smiley
C. Henry Gordon
Gordoni
Benny Baker
Herman
Bing Crosby
Bing
Ethel Merman
Ethel Merman
Mary Boland
Mrs. Sealingsworth
Charles Ruggles
Wilbur Sealingsworth
David Holt
Brother
Virginia Weidler
Little Girl in Hospital
Guy Standing
Doctor
Gail Patrick
Nurse
Bill Robinson
Specialty
Ray Noble
Band Leader
Ina Ray Hutton
Ina Ray Hutton
Fayard Nicholas
Dot
Harold Nicholas
Dash
Akim Tamiroff
Boris
Samuel S. Hinds
Captain
Matthew 'Stymie' Beard
Harlem Dance Extra
Will Bradley
Band Member: Trombone
Jim Cannon
Band Member: Reeds
Glennie Cheesman
Dancer
Wilma Chevalier
Dancer
Lee Colmes
Dancer
Charles J. Correll
Andy
Nathan Curry
Harlem Dance Extra
Dan D'Andrea
Band Member: Violin
Louis Da Pron
Louis Da Pron
The Dandridge Sisters
Singing Sisters
Dorothy Dandridge
Member of the Dandridge Sisters
Vivian Dandridge
Member of the Dandridge Sisters
Annabelle Daniels
Harlem Dance Extra
Pee Wee Erwin
Band Members: Trumpet
Frank Forest
Frank Forest
Myrtle Fortune
Dancer
Papa Pat Frederick
Harlem Dance Extra
Bud Freeman
Band Member: Reeds
Teddy Galloway
Dancer
Carlos Gardel
Carlos Gardel - Singer
Annabelle Gordon
Dancer
Freeman F. Gosden
Amos
Bill Hartly
Band Member: Drums
Cleo Herndon
Dancer
Sandy Howard
Quintuplet 'Black Cloud of Joy'
Patsy Hunter
Dancer
Eugene Jackson
Dancer
Gladys Jackson
Dancer
Robert Jackson
Quintuplet 'Black Cloud of Joy'
Johnny Mae Johnson
Dancer
Mae E. Johnson
Dancer
Etta Jones
Member of the Dandridge Sisters
Delmar Kaplan
Band Member: String Bass
Alyce Keyes
Dancer
Reine Long
Quintuplet 'Black Cloud of Joy'
Rhoda McNeil
Harlem Dance Extra
Glenn Miller
Band Members: Trombone
Johnny Mince
Band Members: Reeds
Juanita Moore
Dancer
Alicia Muse
Dancer
The Nicholas Brothers
Dot and Dash
James Pendergast
Quintuplet 'Black Cloud of Joy'
Nick Pisani
Band Members: Violin
Fritz Prospero
Band Members: Violin
Ray Noble and His Orchestra
Band
Hazel Reese
Dancer
Edith Ritchie
Harlem Dance Extra
Earl Robinson
Dancer
James Sanderson
Quintuplet 'Black Cloud of Joy'
Dallas Scott
Mother of Quintuplets
Floyd Shackelford
Harlem Dance Extra
Charlie Spivak
Band Member: Trumpet
Richard Tauber
Richard
Nat Taylor
Dancer
Johnny Thomas
Dancer
Claude Thornhill
Band Members: Piano
Frances Turham
Dancer
George Van Eps
Band Member: Guitar
Eleanore Whitney
Eleanore Whitney
Wiener Sängerknaben
Choeur
Dorothy Williams
Dancer
Willie West and McGinty
Three Radio Actors playing Three Carpenters
Milt Yaner
Band Member: Reeds
Irma Young
Dancer
Richard Alexander
Salvo
Stanley Andrews
Gordoni's Servant with Dog
Asta
Dog
Arthur Aylesworth
Bill Collector
Bonita Barker
Chorus Girl
Virginia Bassett
Woman in Old Ladies' Home
William Burress
Musician
Georgia Caine
Matron
Chester Conklin
Sewer Worker
Betty Jane Cooper
Dancer
Jimmy Dime
Waiter
Jessica Dragonette
Jessican Dragonette
Billy Engle
Mustached Worker
Mabel Forrest
Executive's Wife
Mildred Gover
Black Maid Spilling Milk
Beatrice Hagen
Chorus Girl
Chuck Hamilton
Pablo
Tom Hanlon
Radio Announcer
Lillian Harmer
Nurse
Leon Holmes
Messenger Boy
Arthur Stuart Hull
Radio Executive
William Irving
Photographer
Suzanne Kaaren
Young Woman in Negligee
Phyllis Lee
Woman in Auto
Edward LeSaint
Doctor
Rosalie Lincoln
Dancer in Miss Brown To You
Hank Mann
Mustached Worker
Jack Mulhall
Radio Executive
Martha O'Driscoll
Chorus Girl
Manuel Peluffo
music accompanist to Gardel
Carlos Spaventa
music accompanist to Gardel
Mary Stewart
Dancer
Al Thompson
Servant
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Shoeshine Boy
Celia Villa
Gardel's girl ('china')
Lucio Villegas
Man in Portrait Gag
Judith Vosselli
Modiste
Peggy Watts
Woman in Auto
Larry Wheat
Radio Executive

Produced by

Benjamin Glazer
producer
Henry Herzbrun
executive producer (uncredited)

Music by

John Leipold
(uncredited)

Cinematography by

Leo Tover
(photographed by)

Editing by

Ellsworth Hoagland

Art Direction by

Hans Dreier
Robert Usher

Makeup Department

Carmen Dirigo
hair stylist (uncredited)
Bernard Ponedel
makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Arthur Jacobson
assistant director (uncredited)
Edward Montagne
second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Stanley Goldsmith
props (uncredited)
Bertram C. Granger
set dresser (uncredited)
Al Hurley
props (uncredited)
Joe Keller
props (uncredited)

Sound Department

John Cope
sound recordist (as J.N. Cope)
Gene Merritt
sound recordist (as E.P. Merritt) / sound mixer (uncredited)
Frank Pheney
sound recordist (uncredited)
Lou Pitt
stage engineer (uncredited)
John Smirch
mike grip (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Farciot Edouart
special photographic effects
Gordon Jennings
special photographic effects

Camera and Electrical Department

Andrew J. Durkus
grip (uncredited)
Harry Hallenberger
second camera operator (uncredited)
F.T. Hoffman
electrician (uncredited)
Jim Hunter
company grip (uncredited)
Art Lane
assistant camera (uncredited)
Henry Schuster
gaffer (uncredited)
James Tait
set lighting assistant (uncredited)
Richard Walling
still photographer (uncredited)
Stanley Williams
set lighting foreman (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Ray Camp
wardrobe: men
Hazel Hegarty
wardrobe: women

Editorial Department

Alma Macrorie
assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department

Nat W. Finston
musical director (as Nathaniel Finston)
George Stoll
musician: violin accompaniment, Bing Crosby's specialty number (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Jack Mintz
continuity
Claire Behnke
script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew

LeRoy Prinz
stager: dance ensembles
Adolph Zukor
presenter
Roland Asher
business manager (uncredited)
Shirley Hughes
stand-in: Wendy Barrie (uncredited)
Ralph Huston
publicist (uncredited)
Theodore Reed
assistant to the producer (uncredited)
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