Cast & Crew

Directed by

Melville Shavelson

Writing Credits

Melville Shavelson
(written for the screen by) and
Jack Rose
(written for the screen by)

Cast

Bob Hope
Eddie Foy
Milly Vitale
Madeleine Morando Foy
George Tobias
Barney Green
Angela Clarke
Clara Morando
Herbert Heyes
Judge
Richard Shannon
Stage Manager
Billy Gray
Bryan Lincoln Foy, as a Teen
Lee Erickson
Charley Foy
Paul De Rolf
Richard Foy
Lydia Reed
Mary Foy
Linda Bennett
Madeleine Foy
Jimmy Baird
Eddie Foy Jr.
Tommy Duran
Irving Foy
James Cagney
George M. Cohan
Charley Foy
Narration by
Hy Anzell
Dresser at 'Iroquois'
Joe Bassett
Grip
Oliver Blake
Santa Claus
George Boyce
Elephant Act
Morgan Brown
Godfather
Marian Carr
Chorine
Harry Cheshire
Stage Doorman at 'Iroquois'
Jimmy Conlin
Stage Doorman in 1898 Chicago
Jack Deery
Minor Role
King Donovan
Harrison
Dan Dowling
Friars Club Dinner Guest
Noel Drayton
Priest
Joe Evans
Elephant Act
Gilbert Fallman
Desk Clerk
Joe Flynn
Priest
Raoul Freeman
Friars Club Dinner Guest
Milton Frome
Driscoll
Kay Garrett
Friars Club Dinner Guest
Kenneth Gibson
Friars Club Dinner Guest
Dabbs Greer
Tutor
Sam Harris
Guest at Honorary Dinner
John Hateley
Boy
Len Hendry
Assistant Episcopal Minister
Duke Johnson
Specialty Juggler
Richard Keene
Grip
Mike Lally
Stagehand at Iroquois Theatre
Lyle Latell
Baggage Car Attendant
Carl M. Leviness
Friars Club Dinner Guest
Wilbur Mack
Friars Club Dinner Guest
Lewis Martin
Episcopal Minister
Jerry Mathers
Bryan Lincoln Foy - Age 5
Lester Matthews
Father O'Casey
Philo McCullough
Audience Spectator
Harold Miller
Friars Club Dinner Guest
Billy Nelson
Customs Inspector
Charles Owens
Craps Shooter
George Pembroke
Stage Manager
Jack Pepper
Theater Manager
Angi O. Poulos
Billiard Parlor Proprietor
Bill Seckler
Stage Hand
Charles Sherlock
Friars Club Dinner Guest
Edward C. Short
Porter
Norman Stevans
Police Officer
Bert Stevens
Friars Club Dinner Guest
Jerry Summers
Acrobat
Max Trumpower
Conductor
Betty Utey
Dance Double
Renata Vanni
Ballerina Mistress in Milan
Fred Zendar
Acrobat

Produced by

Jack Rose
producer

Music by

Joseph J. Lilley
(music scored by: featuring the songs sung by Eddie Foy)

Cinematography by

John F. Warren
director of photography

Editing by

Ellsworth Hoagland

Art Direction by

John B. Goodman
(as John Goodman)
Hal Pereira

Set Decoration by

Sam Comer
Frank R. McKelvy
(as Frank McKelvy)

Costume Design by

Edith Head
(costumes)

Makeup Department

Wally Westmore
makeup supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Michael D. Moore
assistant director
James A. Rosenberger
assistant director (as James Rosenberger)

Sound Department

John Cope
sound recordist
Harry Lindgren
sound recordist
Carl Mahakian
sound editor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Farciot Edouart
process photography
John P. Fulton
special photographic effects

Camera and Electrical Department

William Rand
second camera (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Monroe W. Burbank
technicolor color consultant

Music Department

Joseph J. Lilley
conductor
Sidney Cutner
orchestrator (uncredited)
Gus Levene
orchestrator (uncredited)
George Parrish
orchestrator (uncredited)
Leo Shuken
orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Nick Castle
choreographer
Charley Foy
technical advisor
Hal C. Kern
production associate
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