Cast & Crew

Directed by

Preston Sturges

Writing Credits

Monckton Hoffe
(screen play: based on a story by)
Preston Sturges
(written by)

Cast

Barbara Stanwyck
Jean
Henry Fonda
Charles Pike
Charles Coburn
'Colonel' Harrington
Eugene Pallette
Mr. Pike
William Demarest
Muggsy
Eric Blore
Sir Alfred McGlennan Keith
Melville Cooper
Gerald
Martha O'Driscoll
Martha
Janet Beecher
Mrs. Pike
Robert Greig
Burrows
Dora Clement
Gertrude
Luis Alberni
Pike's Chef
Abdullah Abbas
Man with Potted Palm
Norman Ainsley
Sir Alfred's Servant
Mary Akin
Passenger on Ship
Sam Ash
Husband on Ship
Harry A. Bailey
Lawyer
Bobby Barber
Ship's Waiter with Toupee
Ambrose Barker
Mac
Dorothy Barrett
Party Guest
Wilson Benge
First Butler at Party
Wilda Bennett
Party Guest
Evelyn Beresford
Party Guest
Al Bridge
First Steward
Tex Brodus
Racetrack Patron
Jane Buckingham
Passenger on Ship
Ken Carpenter
Ken Carpenter-Trailer Narrator
Marcelle Christopher
Daughter on Ship
Jimmy Conlin
Second Ship's Waiter
Georgie Cooper
Party Guest
Nell Craig
Ship Passenger at Railing
Madge Crane
Passenger on Ship
Eva Dennison
Mother on Ship
Harry Depp
Man with Glasses on Ship
Helen Dickson
Mother on Ship
Pauline Drake
Social Secretary
Robert Dudley
Husband on Ship
Franklyn Farnum
Tailor in Montage
Betty Farrington
Mother on Ship
Bess Flowers
Party Guest
Ray Flynn
Lawyer
Almeda Fowler
Mother on Ship
Kenneth Gibson
Party Guest
Laura Gile
Passenger on Ship
Alfred Hall
Party Guest
Eddie Hall
Chauffeur
Sam Harris
Party Guest
John Hartley
Young Man on Ship
Arthur Hoyt
Lawyer at Phone in Pike's Office
Arthur Stuart Hull
Party Guest
Mitchell Ingraham
Passenger on Ship
Sheldon Jett
Sunbather on Ship
Jack W. Johnston
Lawyer
Richard Kipling
Father on Ship
Kay Koury
Ship Passenger
Mary MacLaren
Flirty Dowager on Ship
Bertram Marburgh
Party Guest
Brenda Marshall
Passenger on ship
Wanda McKay
Daughter on Ship
George Melford
Party Guest
Torben Meyer
Mr. Clink - Purser
Esther Michelson
Wife on Ship
Harold Miller
Ship Passenger
Bert Moorhouse
Ship Passenger
Frank Moran
Bartender at Pike's Party
Ella Neal
Daughter on Ship
Joseph North
Second Butler at Party
Barry Norton
Passenger on Ship
Ernesto Palmese
Man on Ship
Jean Phillips
Sweetie
Victor Potel
Third Ship's Waiter
Frances Raymond
Old Lady on Ship
Jack Richardson
Father of Girl on Ship
Suzanne Ridgway
Diner on Ship
Cyril Ring
Husband on Ship
Ronald R. Rondell
Diner on Ship
Harry Rosenthal
Piano Tuner
Reginald Sheffield
Professor Jones
Larry Steers
Jeweler
Count Stefenelli
Ship Passenger
Bert Stevens
Ship's Officer
Julius Tannen
Lawyer
Joan Tours
Party Guest
Dorothy Vernon
One of Pike's Cooks
Wally Walker
Sparky
Robert Warwick
Passenger on Ship
Pat West
Ship's Bartender
Gayne Whitman
Party Guest
Florence Wix
Mother on Ship

Produced by

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

Music by

Phil Boutelje
(uncredited)
Charles Bradshaw
(music score) (uncredited)
Gil Grau
(uncredited)
Sigmund Krumgold
(uncredited)
John Leipold
(uncredited)
Leo Shuken
(music score) (uncredited)

Cinematography by

Victor Milner
director of photography

Editing by

Stuart Gilmore
(edited by)

Casting By

Robert Mayo
(uncredited)

Art Direction by

Hans Dreier
Ernst Fegté

Costume Design by

Edith Head
(costumes)

Makeup Department

Hollis Barnes
hair (uncredited)
Ben Nye
makeup artist (uncredited)
Wally Westmore
makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Barton Adams
second assistant director (uncredited)
Mel Epstein
assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Sam Comer
set dresser (uncredited)
Ernest Johnson
props (uncredited)
Robert McCrellis
props (uncredited)

Sound Department

Don Johnson
sound recordist
Harry Lindgren
sound recordist
Ray Cossar
stage engineer (uncredited)
Harry Katherman
recordist (uncredited)
Ted Powell
mike grip (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Frank Dugas
assistant camera (uncredited)
George Gottleber
grip (uncredited)
Soldier Graham
gaffer (uncredited)
Lorne Netten
electrician (uncredited)
G.E. Richardson
still photographer (uncredited)
Guy Roe
second camera (uncredited)

Animation Department

Robert McKimson
animator (uncredited)
Leon Schlesinger
animation titles (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Richard Bachler
wardrobe: men (uncredited)
Eugene Joseff
costume jeweller (uncredited)
Edna Shotwell
wardrobe: women (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Chandler House
assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department

Sigmund Krumgold
musical director

Script and Continuity Department

Claire Behnke
script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Mark Skibo
English transcription and subtitles: Criterion 2020 release
Christian Argentin
french voice dubbing: Eric Blore (uncredited)
Mario Besesti
italian voice dubbing: Eugene Pallette (uncredited)
Roy Burns
business manager (uncredited)
Nino Camarda
italian voice dubbing: Melville Cooper (uncredited)
Giorgio Capecchi
italian voice dubbing: William Demarest (uncredited)
Teet Carle
publicist (uncredited)
Dhia Cristiani
italian voice dubbing: Martha O'Driscoll (uncredited)
Olinto Cristina
italian voice dubbing: Robert Greig (uncredited)
Paul Forget
french voice dubbing: Pat West & Ambrose Barker & Harry A. Bailey (uncredited)
Richard Francoeur
french voice dubbing: William Demarest (uncredited)
Edwin Gillette
secretary: Mr. Sturges (uncredited)
Michel Gudin
french voice dubbing: Henry Fonda (uncredited)
Camille Guérini
french voice dubbing: Charles Coburn (uncredited)
Ernst Laemmle
technical director (uncredited)
Léon Larive
french voice dubbing: Robert Greig (uncredited)
Augusto Marcacci
italian voice dubbing: Henry Fonda (uncredited)
Jean Mauclair
french voice dubbing: Reginald Sheffield (uncredited)
Pierre Morin
french voice dubbing: Eugene Pallette (uncredited)
Amilcare Pettinelli
italian voice dubbing: Charles Coburn (uncredited)
Cesare Polacco
italian voice dubbing: Bobby Barber (uncredited)
Claude Péran
french voice dubbing: Melville Cooper (uncredited)
Lita Recio
french voice dubbing: Barbara Stanwyck (uncredited)
Carlo Romano
italian voice dubbing: Torben Meyer (uncredited)
Giovanna Scotto
italian voice dubbing: Janet Beecher (uncredited)
Stefano Sibaldi
italian voice dubbing: Eric Blore (uncredited)
Aldo Silvani
italian voice dubbing: Reginald Sheffield (uncredited)
Lydia Simoneschi
italian voice dubbing: Barbara Stanwyck (uncredited)
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