Cast & Crew

Directed by

Frank Tashlin

Writing Credits

Frank Tashlin
(screen story and screenplay)
Preston Sturges
(screenplay "The Miracle of Morgan's Creek")

Cast

Jerry Lewis
Clayton Poole
Marilyn Maxwell
Carla Naples
Reginald Gardiner
Harold Hermann
Salvatore Baccaloni
Gigi 'Papa' Naples
Hans Conried
Mr. Wright
Isobel Elsom
Mrs. Van Cleeve
James Gleason
Doc Simpkins
Ida Moore
Miss Bessie Polk
Gary Lewis
Young Clayton
Hope Emerson
Mrs. Rogers
Alex Gerry
Judge Jenkins
Mary Treen
Nurse
Judy Franklin
Young Carla Naples
Connie Stevens
Sandra Naples
George Sanders
Danny Poole
Dorothy Abbott
Secretary
Ted Allan
Still Photographer
Sam Bagley
Nurse
Jack Benny
Carlos, the matador
Arthur Berkeley
Townsman
Joe Brooks
Reporter
Nick Castle
Choreographer
Helen Chapman
Secretary
Milton Charleston
Doctor
Edith Clair
Bit Role
Marian Collier
Secretary
Chester Conklin
Bit Role
Franklyn Farnum
Bit Role
Dominic Fidelibus
Reporter
Mary Foran
Mrs. Menefee
Joe Gray
Doctor
Len Hendry
Director
Dickie Humphreys
Dancer / Actor (uncredited)
Frank Jenks
Reporter
Perk Lazelle
Townsman
Danny Lewis
Bit Role
Robert Locke Lorraine
Reporter
Rudy Makoul
Reporter
Hank Mann
Street Sweeper
Kathy Marlowe
Secretary
Leon Martin
Assistant Director
Ann McCrea
Secretary
Monty O'Grady
Police Officer
Barbara Pepper
Mrs. Oberholt
Murray Pollack
Police Officer
'Snub' Pollard
Bit Role
Harry Ray
Makeup Man
Ned Roberts
Doctor
Michael Ross
Doctor
William Waycott
Baby
Will Wright
Fire Chief

Produced by

Ernest D. Glucksman
associate producer
Jerry Lewis
producer

Music by

Walter Scharf

Cinematography by

Haskell B. Boggs
director of photography (as Haskell Boggs)

Editing by

Alma Macrorie

Art Direction by

Tambi Larsen
Hal Pereira

Set Decoration by

Robert R. Benton
(as Robert Benton)
Sam Comer

Costume Design by

Edith Head

Makeup Department

Nellie Manley
hair style supervisor
Wally Westmore
makeup supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Charles C. Coleman
assistant director (as C.C. Coleman Jr.)

Sound Department

Charles Grenzbach
sound recordist
Gene Merritt
sound recordist

Visual Effects by

Farciot Edouart
process photography
John P. Fulton
special photographic effects

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Sy Devore
wardrobe: men
Joan Joseff
costume jeweller (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Richard Mueller
color consultant: Technicolor

Music Department

Nick Castle
stager: musical numbers
Norman Luboff
vocal arranger
Walter Scharf
music adaptor

Additional Crew

Rudy Makoul
dialogue coach
Jack Mintz
assistant to producer
Ralph Helfer
animal supervisor: Nature's Haven Wild Animal Rental Co. (uncredited)
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