Cast & Crew

Directed by

Walter Lang

Writing Credits

Phoebe Ephron
(screenplay) and
Henry Ephron
(screenplay)
Lamar Trotti
(story)

Cast

Ethel Merman
Molly Donahue
Donald O'Connor
Tim Donahue
Marilyn Monroe
Vicky Parker
Dan Dailey
Terry Donahue
Johnnie Ray
Steve Donahue
Mitzi Gaynor
Katy Donahue
Richard Eastham
Lew Harris
Hugh O'Brian
Charles Gibbs
Frank McHugh
Eddie Dugan
Rhys Williams
Father Dineen
Lee Patrick
Marge
Eve Miller
Hatcheck Girl
Robin Raymond
Lillian Sawyer
Dorothy Abbott
Showgirl
Dorothy Adams
Nurse
Robert Adler
Night Watchman
Aladdin
Orchestra Violinist
Fred Aldrich
Private Detective
Charlotte Austin
Lorna
Jimmy Baird
Steve - Age 6
Paul Bradley
Nightclub Patron
Tex Brodus
Dancer
Jimmy Brooks
Dancer
Ralph Brooks
Party Guest
George Chakiris
Dancer
Chick Chandler
Harry
Billy Chapin
Steve - Age 10
Jack Chefe
Nightclub Patron
Beulah Christian
Woman in Church
Les Clark
Member of Greenwich Village Trio
Carmen Clifford
(uncredited)
Jack Colton
Dancer
James Conaty
Party Guest
Carole Conn
Woman
Alan S. Craig
Dancer
Paul Cristo
Nightclub Patron
Gene Dailey
Dancer
Drusilla Davis
Dancer
Frank Dernhammer
Dancer
John Doucette
Stage Manager
Robert Dulaine
Man
Elaine DuPont
(uncredited)
Isabelle Dwan
Sophie Tucker
Ward Ellis
Member of Greenwich Village Trio
Ernie Flatt
Member of Greenwich Village Trio
Bess Flowers
Party Guest
Dominic Frontiere
Musician
Donald Gamble
Young Tim
Kenneth Gibson
Party Guest
Mimi Gibson
Katy - Age 4
Paul Glass
Trombonist
James Gonzalez
Party Guest
Gavin Gordon
Geoffrey
Alex Goudovitch
Dancer
Stanley Hall
Dancer with Vicky
Stuart Hall
Party Guest
Chuck Hamilton
Policeman
Jimmie Horan
Club Patron
Kenner G. Kemp
Man Talking to Sophie
Doris Kemper
Lottie
Colin Kenny
Priest on Altar
Donald Kerr
Bobby Clark
Linda Lowell
Katy - Age 8
Herb Lurie
Dancer
Wilbur Mack
Booking Agent
Jimmie Maddin
Bandleader
Alan Marston
Radio Station Clerk
Thomas Martin
Gallagher's Roof Waiter
Matt Mattox
Dancer
George Melford
Kelly
Buzz Miller
Dancer
Harold Miller
Party Guest
Alvy Moore
Katy's Date
Duke Morgan
Musician
Dick Nordt
Dancer
Barry Norton
Nightclub Patron
Ron Nyman
Tattooed Sailor
Eddie Oliver
Bandleader
Roy Palmer
Dancer
Howard Parker
Dancer
Joseph Paz
Dancer
Jack Perrin
Private Detective
Hamil Petroff
Dancer
Murray Pollack
Party Guest
Paul Power
Man in Church
Louis Quinn
Cabbie
Fred Rapport
Gallagher's Roof Headwaiter
Leoda Richards
Restaurant Patron
Dick Ryan
Dancer
Bernard Sell
Nightclub Patron
Henry Slate
Dance Director
Sandra Spence
Girl at Railroad Station
Mary Stewart
Funhouse Witch
Hal Taggart
Booking Agent
Lyle Talbot
Stage Manager
Charles Tannen
EmCee / Orchestra Leader (voice) (uncredited)
Rodger Terry
Nightclub Patron
Tommy Walker
(uncredited)
Ray Weamer
Dancer
Walter Winchell
Walter Winchell

Produced by

Sol C. Siegel
producer
Darryl F. Zanuck
executive producer (uncredited)

Music by

Earle Hagen
(uncredited)
Bernard Mayers
(uncredited)
Alfred Newman
(uncredited)
Lionel Newman
(uncredited)
Hal Schaefer
(uncredited)
Herbert W. Spencer
(uncredited)

Cinematography by

Leon Shamroy
director of photography

Editing by

Robert L. Simpson
(as Robert Simpson)

Art Direction by

John DeCuir
(as John De Cuir)
Lyle R. Wheeler
(as Lyle Wheeler)

Set Decoration by

Stuart A. Reiss
(as Stuart Reiss)
Walter M. Scott

Costume Design by

Travilla
Miles White

Makeup Department

Ben Nye
makeup artist
Helen Turpin
hair stylist
Allan Snyder
makeup artist: Miss Monroe (uncredited)

Production Management

Gaston Glass
production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Ad Schaumer
assistant director
Joseph E. Rickards
second assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department

Murray Spivack
sound
E. Clayton Ward
sound
Ray Bomba
sound editor (uncredited)
Etter D'Orazio
sound editor (uncredited)
Robert O'Brien
sound recordist (uncredited)
Donald C. Rogers
playback operator (uncredited)
Bob Weatherford
sound editor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Ray Kellogg
special photographic effects

Camera and Electrical Department

Emmett Schoenbaum
still photographer (uncredited)
Clyde Taylor
gaffer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Charles Le Maire
wardrobe director
Sam Benson
wardrobe (uncredited)
Joan Joseff
costume jeweller (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Leonard Doss
color consultant

Music Department

Robert Alton
dances and musical numbers staged by
Irving Berlin
composer: theme music
Ken Darby
music arranger: vocals / vocal supervisor
Earle Hagen
orchestrator
Bernard Mayers
orchestrator
Alfred Newman
conductor / music supervisor
Lionel Newman
conductor / music supervisor
Edward B. Powell
orchestrator (as Edward Powell)
Hal Schaefer
music arranger: vocals
Herbert W. Spencer
orchestrator (as Herbert Spencer)

Script and Continuity Department

Rose Steinberg
script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Robert Alton
choreographer
Joan Bayley
associate choreographer
Darryl F. Zanuck
presenter
Hal Bell
assistant choreographer (uncredited)
Jerry Bryan
dialogue director (uncredited)
Jack Cole
choreographer (uncredited)
John Devlin
technical advisor (uncredited)
Martha Manor
stand-in (uncredited)
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