Cast & Crew

Directed by

Melvin Frank

Writing Credits

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

Cast

Bob Hope
Larry Gilbert
Lucille Ball
Kitty Weaver
Ruth Hussey
Mary Gilbert
Don DeFore
Jack Weaver
Louis Nye
Hamilton Busbee
Philip Ober
Doc Mason
Marianne Stewart
Connie Mason
Peter Leeds
Thompson - the Dry Cleaner
Hollis Irving
Myrtle Busbee
William Lanteau
Airline Clerk
Robert F. Simon
Motel Clerk
Louise Beavers
Gussie
Mike Mazurki
First Husband in Motel Room
Leon Alton
Board Member
Eddie Baker
Man at Airport
Billy Booth
Little Gray Squirrel
Tex Brodus
Party Guest
George Bruggeman
Minor Role
Steve Carruthers
Man at Airport
Dick Cherney
Minor Role
George DeNormand
Party Guest
Bess Flowers
Woman at Airport
Rudy Germane
Minor Role
Kenneth Gibson
Board Member
Herschel Graham
Party Guest
Bern Hoffman
Motel Guest
George Holmes
Party Guest
John Indrisano
Bartender
Rickey Kelman
Stevie Weaver
Kenner G. Kemp
Parent at Meeting
Norman Leavitt
Parent at Meeting
Karl Lukas
Parent at Meeting
William Meader
Party Guest
Hans Moebus
Minor Role
Monty O'Grady
Restaurant Patron
Stephen Paylow
Boy
Hazel Pierce
The Weavers' Maid
Joe Ploski
Man at Drive-In
'Snub' Pollard
Caddy
Addison Richards
Larry's Boss
John Roy
Man at Airport
Jeffrey Sayre
Nightclub Patron
Vito Scotti
Fishing Boat Driver
Bernard Sell
Nightclub Patron
Bert Stevens
Man at Airport
Hal Taggart
Board Member
Bob Whitney
Nightclub Patron
Luree Wiese
Woman at Airport
Judith Woodbury
Party Guest

Produced by

Hal C. Kern
associate producer
Norman Panama
producer

Music by

Leigh Harline

Cinematography by

Charles Lang
director of photography (as Charles Lang Jr.)

Editing by

Frank Bracht

Casting By

Kerwin Coughlin

Art Direction by

J. McMillan Johnson
(as J. MacMillan Johnson)
Kenneth A. Reid

Set Decoration by

Ross Dowd

Makeup Department

Wally Barton
hair stylist supervisor
Charles Blackman
makeup artist
Layne Britton
makeup artist
Max Factor
fashion makeup
Irma Kusely
hair stylist
Hal King
makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

Walter Daniels
production manager (as J. Walter Daniels)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Jack Aldworth
assistant director
Jay Sandrich
assistant director
Norman Panama
second unit director (uncredited)

Sound Department

Joe Edmondson
sound mixer (as Joseph Edmondson)

Special Effects by

Joe Lombardi
special effects (as Joseph Lombardi)

Visual Effects by

Paul Eagler
process photography

Camera and Electrical Department

Joe Barnes
best boy
Jim Kirley
head grip
Kenneth Meade
assistant camera operator
Kyme Meade
camera operator
George Rader
dolly grip
John Rougeot
second grip
Don Stott
gaffer
Kenny Bell
still photographer (uncredited)
Jack Harris
still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Della Fox
wardrobe: women
Wally Harton
wardrobe: men
Edith Head
wardrobe: Lucille Ball
Edward Stevenson
wardrobe: Miss Ball

Music Department

Leigh Harline
conductor

Script and Continuity Department

Ulla Bourne
script supervisor

Additional Crew

Saul Bass
title designer
Rufus Blair
publicist
Adell Sliff
dialogue director
Dave Golding
publicity chief (uncredited)
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