Cast & Crew

Directed by

Melvin Frank
Norman Panama

Writing Credits

Norman Panama
(written by) and
Melvin Frank
(written by)

Cast

Danny Kaye
Hubert Hawkins
Glynis Johns
Maid Jean
Basil Rathbone
Sir Ravenhurst
Angela Lansbury
Princess Gwendolyn
Cecil Parker
King Roderick I
Mildred Natwick
Griselda
Robert Middleton
Sir Griswold
Michael Pate
Sir Locksley
Herbert Rudley
Captain of the Guard
Noel Drayton
Fergus
John Carradine
Giacomo
Edward Ashley
Black Fox
Alan Napier
Sir Brockhurst
Lewis Martin
Sir Finsdale
Patrick Aherne
Sir Pertwee
Richard Kean
Archbishop
Hermine's Midgets
Ensemble
The Jackson Michigan Zouave Drill Team
Marching Knights - Knighthood Ceremony
Eric Alden
King's Man
Brandon Beach
Court Member
Lee Belser
Court Lady
Chad Dee Block
Specialty Dancer
Phil Bloom
Forester
Leo Britt
Sir Bertram
George Bruggeman
Knight
Bill Cartledge
Pageboy
Phyllis Coghlan
Hairdresser
Tommy Cottonaro
One of Hermine's Midgets
Billy Curtis
One of Hermine's Midgets
Frank Delfino
One of Hermine's Midgets
Leslie Denison
Guard
Burnell Dietsch
Specialty Dancer
Floyd Hugh Dixon
One of Hermine's Midgets
Irving Douglas
One of Hermine's Midgets
Ken DuMain
Forester
Alan Eric
Forester
Franklyn Farnum
Townsman
William Augustus Fuller
Forestry Officer
Irving Fulton
One of Hermine's Midgets
Russell Gaige
Chamberlain
Joe Garcio
Knight
Edward Peter Gibbons
One of Hermine's Midgets
Richard Gilden
Forester
Harry Guardino
Forester
Roy G. Gunther
Pageboy
Kenneth Harp
Forester
Robert Hart
Specialty Dancer
Len Hendry
Guard
Robin Hughes
Black Fox's Man with Message
John Irving
Gate House Guard
Charles Irwin
Griswold Aide
James B. Jordan
One of Hermine's Midgets
Morgan Justin
Bit Part
Ray Kellogg
Court Official
Ethan Laidlaw
King's Soldier
Mike Mahoney
Soldier
Tipp McClure
Knight
Roger Lee McKee
Knight Recruit
Frank Meservey
Knight Recruit
Lee Miller
Frank
Harry Monty
One of Hermine's Midgets
Lloyd Nelson
Knight
Nels P. Nelson
One of Hermine's Midgets
Paul Newlan
Soldier / Guard (uncredited)
John O'Malley
Courier / Announcer (uncredited)
Tudor Owen
Friar
Norman Papson
Page Boy
Larry Pennell
Novice Knight
Gerald R. Peters
Forester
Joe Ploski
Townsman
William Pullen
(uncredited)
A.J. Buster Resmondo
One of Hermine's Midgets
'Little Billy' Rhodes
One of Hermine's Midgets
Ronald R. Rice
Knight Recruit
John Roy
Forester
Thomas G. Royal Jr.
Forester
Wallace Russell
Forester
Joel Smith
Forestry Officer
Robert E. Smith
Priest / Forester / Guard (uncredited)
Stephen Soldi
Forester
Ray Spiker
Knight
George Spotts
One of Hermine's Midgets
Gary Stalley
Infant
Larry Stalley
Infant
Ed Stoddard
Forester
Henry Lewis Stone
One of Hermine's Midgets
Trevor Ward
Bit Role
Marilyn Watson
Woman
Leo Wheeler
Specialty Dancer
Claud Wuhrman
Knight
Stephen Wyman
Forester

Produced by

Sylvia Fine
executive producer (uncredited)
Melvin Frank
producer (produced by)
Danny Kaye
executive producer (uncredited)
Norman Panama
producer (produced by)

Music by

Vic Schoen
(as Victor Schoen) (music scored by)
Walter Scharf
(uncredited)

Cinematography by

Ray June
director of photography: VistaVision
Ray Rennahan
director of photography (uncredited)

Editing by

Tom McAdoo
(edited by)

Art Direction by

Roland Anderson
(art direction)
Hal Pereira
(art direction)

Set Decoration by

Sam Comer
(set decoration)
Arthur Krams
(set decoration)

Costume Design by

Edith Head
(costumes)
Yvonne Wood
(costumes)

Makeup Department

Wally Westmore
makeup supervisor
Willard Colee
makeup artist (uncredited)
Gertrude Reade
hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

Hugh Brown
assistant production manager (uncredited)
Frank Caffey
production manager (uncredited)
Charles Woolstenhulme
unit production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

John R. Coonan
assistant director (as John Coonan)
William Watson
second unit director (as Wm. Watson)
Bernard McEveety
second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Carl Coleman
props (uncredited)
Dorothea Holt
illustrator (uncredited)
Joe Keller
props (uncredited)
Lew Vasquez
prop shop (uncredited)
Gösta Åberg
poster artist : Sweden (uncredited)

Sound Department

John Cope
sound recordist
Harry Lindgren
sound recordist
A.H. Barnett
production sound mixer (uncredited) / recordist (uncredited)
Doug Grant
boom man (uncredited)
Bill Wistrom
sound editor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Farciot Edouart
process photography
John P. Fulton
special photographic effects
Irmin Roberts
special photographic effects

Stunts

Eric Alden
stunt double: Basil Rathbone (uncredited)
George Dockstader
stunts (uncredited)
Richard Elmore
stunts (uncredited)
Ralph Faulkner
fencing double (uncredited)
Lila Finn
stunt double: Glynis Johns (uncredited)
Bob Herron
stunts (uncredited)
Allen Pinson
stunt double: Danny Kaye (uncredited)
Clint Sharp
stunt double: Danny Kaye (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Alfred Cline
assistant camera (uncredited)
Howard Kelly
gaffer (uncredited)
William Schurr
camera operator (uncredited)
Joe Schuster
electrician (uncredited)
Mike Semenario
grip (uncredited)

Casting Department

Bert McKay
casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Bud Clark
wardrobe: men (uncredited)
Hazel Hegarty
wardrobe: women (uncredited)
Joan Joseff
costume jeweller (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Richard Mueller
color consultant: Technicolor

Music Department

Sammy Cahn
words and music
Sylvia Fine
words and music
Vic Schoen
conductor (as Victor Schoen) / music scored by (as Victor Schoen)
Gerard Carbonara
composer: stock music (uncredited)
Van Cleave
composer: title music (uncredited)
Franz Waxman
composer: stock music (uncredited)
Victor Young
composer: stock music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Dorothy Yutzi
script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew

D.R.O. Hatswell
technical advisor
Hal C. Kern
assistant to the producers
James Starbuck
choreographer
Bea Allen
dance assistant (uncredited)
Robert Alton
choreographer (uncredited)
Elmer Bernstein
dance rehearsal pianist (uncredited)
Wilda Bieber
dance instructor (uncredited)
Patricia Casy
dance rehearsal: ballet dancer (uncredited)
George Chakiris
dance instructor (uncredited)
Ralph Faulkner
fight choreographer (uncredited)
Alex Goudovitch
dance assistant (uncredited)
Sam Ledner
dance assistant (uncredited)
Gregor Marijan
dance rehearsal: ballet dancer (uncredited)
Joe Marino
dance rehearsal pianist (uncredited)
Bob McElwaine
publicist (uncredited)
Tim Taylor
double: Danny Kaye (uncredited)
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