Cast & Crew

Directed by

Preston Sturges

Writing Credits

Preston Sturges
(written by)

Cast

Brian Donlevy
Dan McGinty
Muriel Angelus
Catherine McGinty
Akim Tamiroff
The Boss
Allyn Joslyn
George
William Demarest
Skeeters
Louis Jean Heydt
Tommy Thompson
Harry Rosenthal
Louie - The Bodyguard
Arthur Hoyt
Mayor Wilfred Tillinghast
Libby Taylor
Bessy - The Colored Maid
Thurston Hall
Mr. Maxwell
Steffi Duna
The Girl
Esther Howard
Madame Juliette La Jolla
Frank Moran
The Boss' Chauffeur
Jimmy Conlin
The Lookout
Dewey Robinson
Benny Felgman
Donnie Kerr
Catherine's Boy (Age 4)
Joyce Arleen
Catherine's Girl (Age 6)
Drew Roddy
Catherine's Boy (Age 9)
Sheila Sheldon
Catherine's Girl (Age 11)
George Anderson
Charlie
Sylvia Andrew
Bit Role
William 'Billy' Benedict
Farm Boy
Sammy Blum
Bartender
Richard Carle
Dr. Jonas Jarvis
Ed Cassidy
Detective
Pauline Drake
Switchboard Operator
William Edmunds
Poll Watcher at Gymnasium
Betty Farrington
Bit Role
Byron Foulger
Governor's Secretary
Duke Green
Double
Harry Hayden
Poll Watcher at Barber Shop
Lorimer Johnston
Old Crackpot
Charles McAvoy
Guard
Wanda McKay
Bit Role
George Melford
Senior Senator
Charles R. Moore
McGinty's Valet
Bert Moorhouse
Saloon Extra
Paul Newlan
Prisoner Demanding Quiet
Enrique Orona
Libertad
Emory Parnell
Policeman at Soup Kitchen
Jean Phillips
New Manicurist
Victor Potel
Cook
C.L. Sherwood
Guard at Jail
Lee Shumway
Mike
Walter Soderling
Poll Watcher at Laundry
Larry Steers
Guest at Election Celebration
Kay Stewart
First Manicurist
Dorothy Vernon
Voting Registrar
Bess Wade
Bit Role
Robert Warwick
Opposition Speaker
Pat West
Pappia Saunders

Produced by

Buddy G. DeSylva
producer (uncredited)
Paul Jones
producer
William LeBaron
executive producer (uncredited)

Music by

Friedrich Hollaender
(as Frederick Hollander)
John Leipold
(uncredited)

Cinematography by

William C. Mellor
director of photography

Editing by

Hugh Bennett

Casting By

Robert Mayo
(uncredited)

Art Direction by

Hans Dreier
A. Earl Hedrick
(as Earl Hedrick)

Costume Design by

Edith Head

Makeup Department

Nellie Manley
hair stylist (uncredited)
Frank Thayer
makeup artist (uncredited)
Wally Westmore
makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

Ralph W. Nelson
unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Alvin Ganzer
assistant director (uncredited)
George Templeton
assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

A.E. Freudeman
interior decorator
Oscar Lau
props (uncredited)
Gus Rush
prop assistant (uncredited) / set dresser (uncredited)
Stephen Seymour
set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department

Earl S. Hayman
sound recordist (as Earl Hayman)
Walter Oberst
sound recordist
Art Hadley
boom grip (uncredited)
Max M. Hutchinson
stage engineer (uncredited)
Howard Joslin
sound effects (uncredited)
Bill Kubitz
mike grip (uncredited)
Buck Walters
boom grip (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Bill Heckler
transparencies (uncredited)
Dewey Wrigley
transparencies (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Edward Adams
assistant camera (uncredited)
Neal Beckner
second camera (uncredited)
E.L. Calkins
gaffer assistant (uncredited)
John Chevez
gaffer assistant (uncredited)
Art Elliott
company grip assistant (uncredited)
Adolph Froelich
electrician (uncredited)
Jack Lefferman
company grip assistant (uncredited)
G.E. Richardson
still photographer (uncredited)
Roy Roberts
gaffer (uncredited)
Henry Schuster
gaffer assistant (uncredited)
Darrell Turnmire
company grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Adele Balkan
wardrobe designer (uncredited)
Patrick Cummings
wardrobe: men (uncredited)
Eugene Joseff
costume jeweller (uncredited)
Florence Lyons
wardrobe: ladies (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Lee Hall
assistant cutter (uncredited)

Music Department

Troy Sanders
music department (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Gana Jones
script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Ted Bonnett
publicist (uncredited)
Edwin Gillette
secretary: Mr. Sturges (uncredited)
David Hire
assistant to producer (uncredited)
Ernst Laemmle
technical advisor (uncredited)
Don Robb
assistant business manager (uncredited)
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