The Heavenly Body

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Alexander Hall
Vincente Minnelli
(uncredited)

Writing Credits

Michael Arlen
(screen play) and
Walter Reisch
(screen play)
Harry Kurnitz
(adaptation)
Jacques Théry
(story) (as Jacques Thery)
Irving Brecher
(uncredited)
Richard Collins
(uncredited)
Paul Jarrico
(uncredited)
Wilkie C. Mahoney
(uncredited)
Howard Emmett Rogers
(uncredited)

Cast

William Powell
William S. Whitley
Hedy Lamarr
Vicky Whitley
James Craig
Lloyd X. Hunter
Fay Bainter
Margaret Sibyll
Henry O'Neill
Professor Stowe
Spring Byington
Nancy Potter
Robert Sully
Strand
Morris Ankrum
Dr. Green
Franco Corsaro
Sebastian Melas
Connie Gilchrist
Delia Murphy
Max Willenz
Dr. Gurtchakoff
Alex Melesh
Vladimir
Earl Schenck
Forbes
Arthur Space
Pierson
Helen Freeman
Stella
Phyllis Kennedy
Ethel
Marietta Canty
Pearl
James Baskett
Porter
Jim Basquette
Porter
Wheaton Chambers
Old Gentleman in Front of Nancy at Concert
André Charlot
Dr. Burns
Evelyn Dockson
Last Would-Be Maid
Elspeth Dudgeon
Lady Behind Vicky at Concert
John Elliott
Professor Collier
Bess Flowers
Concert Spectator
Jack George
Accompanist
Gus Glassmire
Scientist
Buddy Gorman
Newsboy
Howard Hickman
Scientist
Gertrude Hoffman
Mrs. Potter's Mother
Jack W. Johnston
Concert Spectator
Bertram Marburgh
Old Man Behind Vicky at Concert
William Sabbot
Knife Thrower
Scott Seaton
Concert Spectator
Dan B. Sheffield
Frank
Nick Stewart
Willie
Henry Sylvester
Scientist
Terry
Dog in Groomer's Tub

Produced by

Arthur Hornblow Jr.
producer

Music by

Bronislau Kaper

Cinematography by

Robert H. Planck
director of photography (as Robert Planck)
William H. Daniels
(uncredited)

Editing by

Blanche Sewell

Art Direction by

Cedric Gibbons

Set Decoration by

Edwin B. Willis

Production Management

Arthur Rose
unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Bill Lewis
assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

William Ferrari
associate art director
McLean Nisbet
associate set decorator
Robert S. Richardson
consultant to art director (uncredited)

Sound Department

Douglas Shearer
recording director
Wilhelm W. Brockway
sound mixer (uncredited)
Howard Culver
sound mixer (uncredited)
Standish J. Lambert
sound mixer (uncredited)
Robert Shirley
sound mixer (uncredited)
William Steinkamp
sound mixer (uncredited)
Michael Steinore
sound mixer (uncredited)
John A. Williams
sound mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

A. Arnold Gillespie
special effects (as Arnold Gillespie)

Visual Effects by

Mark Davis
camera operator: matte paintings (uncredited)
Charles D. Hall
miniatures (uncredited)
Warren Newcombe
matte painter (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Irving Glassberg
second camera operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Irene
costume supervisor
Eugene Joseff
costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
composer: additional music (uncredited)
Wally Heglin
orchestrator (uncredited)
Frederick Herbert
music mixer (uncredited)
M.J. McLaughlin
music mixer (uncredited)
Leonid Raab
orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Joan Hathaway
dialogue director (uncredited)
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