Cast & Crew

Directed by

George Marshall
Edward F. Cline
(uncredited)

Writing Credits

George Marion Jr.
(screen play) &
Richard Mack
(screen play) &
Everett Freeman
(screen play)
W.C. Fields
(story) (as Charles Bogle)
Henry Johnson
(contributor to screen play construction and special sequences) (uncredited)
Lew Lipton
(contributor to screen play construction and special sequences) (uncredited)
Manuel Seff
(contributor to screen play construction) (uncredited)
James Seymour
(contributor to screen play construction) (uncredited)

Cast

W.C. Fields
Larson E. Whipsnade
Edgar Bergen
The Great Edgar
Charlie McCarthy
Charlie
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Rochester
Mortimer Snerd
Mortimer
Constance Moore
Victoria Whipsnade
John Arledge
Phineas Whipsnade
James Bush
Roger Bel-Goodie
Thurston Hall
Mr. Bel-Goodie
Mary Forbes
Mrs. Bel-Goodie
Edward Brophy
Corbett
Arthur Hohl
Burr
Princess Baba
Princess Baba
Blacaman
Blacaman
Ernie Adams
Eddie - Circus Attendant
Dorothy Arnold
1st Debutante
Irving Bacon
Jailer
Arthur Berkeley
Circus Attendant
William A. Boardway
Wedding Guest
Lulu Mae Bohrman
Wedding Guest
Ralph Brooks
Wedding Guest
Eddy Chandler
Highway Patrol Officer
Ruth Cherrington
Party Guest
Dora Clement
Woman
Jack Rube Clifford
Riding Master
Richard Clucas
Little Boy
Charles Coleman
Robinson
Oliver Cross
Wedding Guest
Evelyn Del Rio
Little Girl Who Cries
Drew Demorest
Barker
Dick Dickinson
Contortionist
Helen Dickson
Wedding Guest
Hazel Dohlman
Wedding Guest
Jan Duggan
Mrs. Sludge
Eddie Dunn
Cop
Billy Engle
Circus Attendant
Jack Gardner
Ticket Seller
George Golden
Wedding Guest
Grace Goodall
Screaming Spinster / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Jennifer Gray
3rd Debutante
Bobbie Hale
Circus Attendant
Ted Hardy
Russian Circus Performer
Sam Harris
Wedding Guest
Leyland Hodgson
Butler
Otto Hoffman
Mayor
Lloyd Ingraham
Mayor / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Frank Jenks
Jerry - Assistant
Si Jenks
Hillbilly
Tiny Jones
Spectator
Jack Kenney
Barker
Joe King
Policeman
Ivan Lebedeff
Ronnie
Ethelreda Leopold
Blonde at Party
Jimmie Lucas
Barker
Kathryn Marlowe
2nd Debutante
Eric Mayne
Wedding Guest
Frank Melton
First Yokel
Harold Miller
Wedding Guest
Edmund Mortimer
Wedding Guest
James C. Morton
Judge
Ray Moyer
Fire Eater
Byron Munson
Ping-Pong Player
Charles Murphy
Lon - Roustabout
Frank O'Connor
Cop with Judge
George Offerman Jr.
Western Union Man
David Oliver
Man Cheated at Window
George Ovey
Circus Attendant
Lee Phelps
Sheriff
June Preston
Little Blond Girl Singing and Dancing
Ralph Sanford
Truck Driver
Harry Stafford
Party Guest
Count Stefenelli
Wedding Guest
Grady Sutton
Chester Dalrymple
Ferris Taylor
Deputy Sheriff
Don Terry
Ping-Pong Player
Walter Tetley
Boy with Candy Cane
Edward Thomas
Bel-Goodie Butler
Lelah Tyler
Society Woman / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Minerva Urecal
Screaming Spinster at Circus
Dale Van Sickel
Wedding Guest
Russell Wade
Wedding Guest
Beryl Wallace
Girl
Delmar Watson
Boy with Slingshot
Florence Wix
Wedding Guest
Bill Wolfe
Ticket Buyer / Brentwood - World's Smallest Giant (uncredited)
Edward Woolf
Thin Man
Bill Worth
Elwood - World's Largest Midget
Arthur Yeoman
Barker
Duke York
Minor Role

Produced by

Lester Cowan
producer

Music by

Frank Skinner
(uncredited)

Cinematography by

Milton R. Krasner
director of photography (as Milton Krasner)

Editing by

Otto Ludwig
film editor

Art Direction by

Jack Otterson

Set Decoration by

Russell A. Gausman
(as R.A. Gausman) (set decorations)

Costume Design by

Vera West
(gowns)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Vernon Keays
assistant director
Edward F. Cline
second unit director (uncredited)
Vernon Keays
second unit director (uncredited)
Edward Sedgwick
second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department

Charles H. Clarke
associate art director

Sound Department

Bernard B. Brown
sound supervisor
Robert Pritchard
technician

Music Department

Charles Previn
musical director
Sam Perry
composer: stock music (uncredited)
Paul Van Loan
composer: stock music (uncredited)
Franz Waxman
composer: stock music (uncredited)

Additional Crew

David Lipton
unit publicist (uncredited)
Nathalie Turac
french adaptation (uncredited)
Cliff Work
production assistant (uncredited)
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