Cast & Crew

Directed by

Roy Del Ruth

Writing Credits

Herbert Fields
(play) and
Buddy G. DeSylva
(play) (as B.G. DeSylva)
Nancy Hamilton
(adaptation)
Irving Brecher
(screenplay)
Wilkie C. Mahoney
(additional dialogue) (as Wilkie Mahoney)

Cast

Red Skelton
Louis Blore / King Louis XV
Lucille Ball
May Daly / Madame Du Barry
Gene Kelly
Alec Howe / Black Arrow
Virginia O'Brien
Ginny / Du Barry's Companion
Rags Ragland
Charlie / Dauphin (as 'Rags' Ragland)
Zero Mostel
Rami - the Swami / Taliostra
Donald Meek
Mr. Jones / Duc de Choiseul
Douglass Dumbrille
Willie / Duc de Rigor
George Givot
Cheezy / Count de Roquefort
Louise Beavers
Niagara
Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra
Richard Ainley
Marching Rebel Behind King Louis
Grace Albertson
Perfume Girl
Kay Aldridge
Mrs. McGowan
Ernie Alexander
Delivery Man with Flowers
Richard Alexander
Marching Rebel Behind King Louis
Sig Arno
Nick
Eleanor Bayley
Dancer
Hugh Beaumont
Footman
Barbara Bedford
Ambrose's Wife
Brooks Benedict
Club Patron
Clara Blandick
Old Lady on Subway
Tex Brodus
Chorus Boy
Hazel Brooks
Miss June
Pauline Byrne
Member Six Hits and a Miss
Jack Byron
Doubtful
James Carlisle
Club Patron
Jack Carrington
Waiter
Georgia Carroll
Miss January
Emett Casey
Flunky
Willy Castello
Flunky
Thomas Clarke
Flunky
Chester Clute
Dr. Pullit
Theo Coffman
Miss October
Charles Coleman
Charlie
Edward Cooper
Flunky
Inez Cooper
Miss December
Maurice Costello
Passerby
Earl Covert
Singer
Cecil Cunningham
Wife Checking Her Coat
Natalie Draper
Miss March
Ziggy Elman
Trumpet Player
William Forrest
Guard Captain
Christian J. Frank
Lackey
Mary Jane French
Miss November
Ava Gardner
Perfume Girl
John George
Villager
June Glory
Audience Member
Jack Gordon
Villager
Dolly Haas
Miss April
Aileen Haley
Miss July
Ben Hall
Waiter
Harry Hayden
Husband Checking Wife's Coat
Dick Haymes
Singer
Dell Henderson
Flunky
John Huddleston
Member - The Pied Pipers
Delos Jewkes
Singer
Charles Judels
Innkeeper
Faith Kruger
Singer
Vera Lee
Dancer
Mitchell Lewis
Rebel Opening Door
Chuck Lowry
Member - The Pied Pipers
Marilyn Maxwell
Miss February
Claire McDowell
Subway Passenger
Art Miles
Marching Rebel on King Louis' Right
Six Hits and a Miss
Singers
Hans Moebus
Club Patron
Buddy Morrow
Member - Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
Sol Murgi
Villager
Joyce Murray
Dancer
The Music Maids
Singers
David Newell
Man Getting Champagne
Paul Newlan
Marching Rebel on King Louis' Left
Ruth Ownbey
Miss September
Emory Parnell
Gatekeeper
The Pied Pipers
The Pied Pipers
Paul Power
Reporter
Sheila Rae
Dancer
Gene Ramey
Flunky
Dorothy Raye
Dancer
Virginia Rees
Singer
Mitchell Rhein
Villager
Buddy Rich
Member Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
Cyril Ring
Man Watching Radio Interview
Jo Stafford
Member - The Pied Pipers
Harry Stanton
Singer
The Three Oxford Boys
Performers
Andrew Tombes
Mr. McGowan
Lana Turner
Lana Turner
Dorothy Tuttle
Dancer
Michael Visaroff
Flunky
Pierre Watkin
Ambrose
Allan Watson
Singer
Eve Whitney
Miss August
Kay Williams
Miss May
Don Wilson
Radio Interviewer
Clark Yocum
Member - The Pied Pipers
Jimmy Zito
Self - Member of Tommy Dorsey Orchestra

Produced by

Arthur Freed
producer

Music by

Daniele Amfitheatrof
(uncredited)

Cinematography by

Karl Freund
director of photography

Editing by

Blanche Sewell

Art Direction by

Cedric Gibbons

Set Decoration by

Edwin B. Willis

Costume Design by

Gile Steele
(costumes: men)

Makeup Department

Jack Dawn
makeup designer
Sydney Guilaroff
hair stylist: Lucille Ball (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Marvin Stuart
assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Henry Grace
associate set decorator
Frank Wesselhoff
painter (uncredited)

Sound Department

Douglas Shearer
recording director
James Brock
sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Warren Newcombe
special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

Harkness Smith
camera operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Irene
costume supervisor
Howard Shoup
associate costume supervisor (as Shoup)
Eugene Joseff
costume jeweller (uncredited)

Editorial Department

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

Music Department

Leo Arnaud
orchestrator
George Bassman
orchestrator
Roger Edens
music adaptor
Sy Oliver
orchestrator
Merrill Pye
musical presentation
George Stoll
musical director (as Georgie Stoll)
Axel Stordahl
orchestrator (as Alec Stordahl)
George Bassman
composer: additional music (uncredited)
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
composer: additional music (uncredited)
David Raksin
composer: additional music (uncredited)
George Stoll
composer: additional music (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Buddy G. DeSylva
producer: stage play (as B.G. DeSylva)
Charles Walters
dance director
Adolfo Geri
italian voice dubbing: Gene Kelly (uncredited)
Carlo Romano
italian voice dubbing: Red Skelton (uncredited)
Wanda Tettoni
italian voice dubbing: Lucille Ball (uncredited)
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