Cast & Crew

Directed by

Richard Thorpe

Writing Credits

Richard Connell
(original screen play by) and
Gladys Lehman
(original screen play by)

Cast

Van Johnson
Major Thomas Milvaine
Esther Williams
Cynthia Glenn
Frances Gifford
Maude Bancroft
Henry Travers
Hobart Glenn
Spring Byington
Nona Glenn
Lauritz Melchior
Mr. Nils Knudsen
Carleton G. Young
Robert G. Delbar
Ethel Griffies
Mrs. Fenway
Donald Curtis
K.O. Karny
Jerry Scott
Lyonel
Fernando Alvarado
Julio
Helene Stanley
Susan
Vince Barnett
Oscar
Billy House
Dr. Tovve
Joan Fay Macaboy
Betty
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
Robert Allen
Member Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
Jessie Arnold
Cleaning Woman
Frank Baker
Club Patron
Jack Baxley
Detective at Wedding Reception
Wally Boag
Canadian Flier
Eugene Borden
Gene
Danny Borzage
Accordionist
Tom Brannigan
Johnny
Virginia Brissac
Ms. McKenzie
Art Buehler
Chauffeur
Fulton Burley
Canadian Flier
Lucille Casey
Hotel Guest
Mimi Cassell
Giggling Girl
Jeff Chandler
Singer
James Conaty
Nightclub Patron / Hotel Lounge Patron (uncredited)
Tony Coppala
Waiter
Douglas Cowan
Canadian Flier
Elizabeth Dailey
Hotel Guest
Henry H. Daniels Jr.
Canadian Flier
Rudy De Saxe
Waiter
Buddy DeFranco
Member Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
Evelyn Del Rio
Girl
Frances Donelan
Hotel Guest
Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey
Dick Earle
Mr. Carter
Carli Elinor
Gypsy Orchestra Leader
Frank Ferguson
1st Hotel Monte Belva Clerk
Dorothy Ford
Hotel Guest
Grace Ford
Cleaning Woman
Mary Jane French
Hotel Guest
Arno Frey
Hotel Headwaiter
Karen X. Gaylord
Hotel Guest
Winifred Glyn
Girl
Albert Godderis
Waiter
James Gonzalez
Restaurant Patron
Dick Gordon
Wedding Guest
Ray Goulding
Nightclub Patron
Aileen Haley
Hotel Guest
Dolores Hall
Girl
Thurston Hall
J.P. Bancroft
Mahlon Hamilton
Poolside Guest
Phil Hanna
Canadian Flier
Stuart Holmes
Chess Player
Jane Isbell
Giggling Girl
Selmer Jackson
2nd Hotel Monte Belva Clerk
Robert Emmett Keane
Austin Vemmering
The King Sisters
Specialty Act
Peggy Leon
Wedding Guest
Carl M. Leviness
Hotel Guest
Irv Lewis
Member Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
Ann Lundeen
Hotel Guest
Wilbur Mack
Hotel Lounge Patron
Gerald Mackey
Boy
Hugh Maguire
Boy
Dodo Marmarosa
Member Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
Frank Mayo
Hotel Guest
Beryl McCutcheon
Hotel Guest
Danna McGraw
Hotel Guest
Frank McLure
Hotel Lounge Patron
Harold Miller
Wedding Guest
Warren Mills
Page Boy
Hans Moebus
Club Patron
Bert Moorhouse
Poolside Dance Floor Guest
Tim Murdock
Naval Ensign
Alex Novinsky
Chess-Player
Dagmar Oakland
Guest at Reception
Jack Perrin
Hotel Guest
Alexander Pollard
Hotel Lounge Waiter
Jean Porter
Ga-Ga Bride
Buddy Rich
Member Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
Erin Selwyn
Hotel Guest
Ethel Smith
Ethel Smith - Organ Player
Amzie Strickland
Hotel Guest
Joseph Sullivan
Canadian Flier
Kay Thompson
Hotel Guest
Bobby Walberg
Boy
Alice Wallace
Hotel Guest
Pierre Watkin
Tycoon
Eve Whitney
Hotel Guest
Bonnie Lou Williams
singer (Self)

Produced by

Joe Pasternak
producer (produced by)

Music by

Calvin Jackson
(uncredited)
George Stoll
(uncredited)

Cinematography by

Harry Stradling Sr.
director of photography (as Harry Stradling)

Editing by

George Boemler

Art Direction by

Cedric Gibbons
Hans Peters

Set Decoration by

Edwin B. Willis

Costume Design by

Kay Dean
Irene

Makeup Department

Jack Dawn
makeup creator

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Marvin Stuart
assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Jack Bonar
associate set decorator

Sound Department

Joe Edmondson
sound technician
Douglas Shearer
recording director
Robert Shirley
re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)
Newell Sparks
re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)
William Steinkamp
re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)
Michael Steinore
re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)
John A. Williams
re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Mark Davis
matte paintings camera (uncredited)
Warren Newcombe
matte paintings (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Sam Leavitt
second camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Kay Dean
associate costume supervisor
Irene
costume supervisor
Eugene Joseff
costume jeweller (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Henri Jaffa
associate color director: Technicolor
Natalie Kalmus
color director: Technicolor

Music Department

Ted Duncan
orchestrator
Calvin Jackson
orchestrator
Fred Norman
orchestrator
Joseph Nussbaum
orchestrator
George Stoll
music adaptor (as Georgie Stoll) / musical director (as Georgie Stoll)
Hugo Winterhalter
orchestrator
Pete Decker
music mixer (uncredited)
Conrad Salinger
orchestrator (uncredited)
William Saracino
music mixer (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Charles Walters
dance director
Dhia Cristiani
italian voice dubbing: Esther Williams (uncredited)
Ruth Nurmi
diving double: Esther Williams (uncredited)
Amilcare Pettinelli
italian voice dubbing: Henry Travers (uncredited)
Giuseppe Rinaldi
italian voice dubbing: Van Johnson (uncredited)
Giovanna Scotto
italian voice dubbing: Spring Byington (uncredited)
Jack Shea
diving double: Donald Curtis (uncredited)
Stefano Sibaldi
italian voice dubbing: Lauritz Melchior (uncredited)
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