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Rhapsody in Blue
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Directed By
Irving Rapper
Written By
Sonya Levien
original story
Howard Koch
screenplay
Elliot Paul
screenplay
Harry Chandlee
Writer
Clifford Odets
Writer
Robert Rossen
Writer
Cast
Robert Alda
George Gershwin
Joan Leslie
Julie Adams
Alexis Smith
Christine Gilbert
Charles Coburn
Max Dreyfus
Julie Bishop
Lee Gershwin
Albert Bassermann
Prof. Franck
Morris Carnovsky
Morris Gershwin
Rosemary DeCamp
Rose Gershwin
Oscar Levant
Oscar Levant
Paul Whiteman
Paul Whiteman
Al Jolson
Al Jolson
George White
George White
Hazel Scott
Hazel Scott
Anne Brown
Bess
Herbert Rudley
Ira Gershwin
John B. Hughes
Hughes
Mickey Roth
George Gershwin as a Boy
Darryl Hickman
Ira Gershwin as a Boy
Charles Halton
Mr. Kast
Andrew Tombes
Mr. Million
Gregory Golubeff
Mr. Katzman
Walter Soderling
Mr. Muscatel
Eddie Marr
Buddy De Sylva
Theodore von Eltz
Foley
Bill Kennedy
Herbert Stone
Oscar Loraine
Maurice Ravel
Johnny Downs
Dancer
Ernest Golm
Otto Kahn
Martin Noble
Jascha Heifetz
Hugo Kirchhoffer
Walter Damrosch
Will Wright
Rachmaninoff
Ernie Adams
Customer in Bakery
Harry Adams
Theatre Patron
Arnet Amos
Singer
Glenn Anders
Party Guest
LeRoi Antoine
Bootblack
Asta
Tinker
Gertrude Astor
Concert Spectator
George Atkinson
Concert Spectator
Clarence Badger Jr.
Song Plugger
Lynn Baggett
Guest
Leah Baird
Theatre Patron
Elsa Bassermann
Guest
Mary Bayless
Party Guest
Brandon Beach
Theatre Patron
Brooks Benedict
Party Guest
Edward Biby
Party Guest
Oliver Blake
Painter
William A. Boardway
Nightclub Patron
Paul Bradley
Restaurant Patron
Morgan Brown
Concert Spectator
Caroline Burke
Party Guest
Henry Busse
Henry Busse
James Carlisle
Concert Spectator
Gower Champion
Tap Dancer at Remick's
Jack Chefe
Headwaiter
Heinie Conklin
Concert Spectator
Gino Corrado
Hotel Concierge
Armand Cortes
Hotel Clerk
Paul Cristo
Party Guest
Oliver Cross
Party Guest
Bernard DeRoux
Porter
John Dilson
Music Critic
Dante DiPaolo
Chorus Boy / Blue Monday Dancer
Fred Dosch
Porter
Dick Earle
Theatre Patron
Jay Eaton
Party Guest
Adolph Faylauer
Party Guest
Tom Ferrandini
Theatre Patron
Sam Finn
Waiter
Bess Flowers
Guest at Party
George Ford
Party Guest
Al Gallodoro
Clarinetist
Kay Garrett
Theatre Patron
Rudy Germane
Concert Spectator
Kenneth Gibson
Nightclub Patron
Joe Gilbert
Nightclub Patron
William Gillespie
Porgy
Jesse Graves
Coachman
Charles Hagen
Restaurant Patron
Kate Harrington
Music Teacher
Edward Harvey
Theatre Manager
Shep Houghton
Chorus Boy / Blue Monday Dancer
Bobby Johnson
Sport
Ivan Lebedeff
Nightclub Guest
Leota Lorraine
Guest at Party
Robert Locke Lorraine
Party Guest
Jacques Lory
Taxicab Driver
Wilbur Mack
Party Guest
Thomas Martin
Waiter
Bob Mascagno
Blue Monday Dancer
Elsa Maxwell
Elsa Maxwell
Ralph McColm
Party Guest
Esther Michelson
Woman in window combing little girl's hair
Harold Miller
Party Guest
Milada Mladova
Vi in Blue Monday Number
Hans Moebus
Concert Spectator
'Big' Ben Moroz
Tall Man
Buddy Morrow
Trombonist
John Morton
Newsboy
Produced By
Jesse L. Lasky
producer
Hal B. Wallis
assistant producer
Music
Ray Heindorf
Composer
William Lava
Composer
Max Steiner
Composer
Cinematography
Sol Polito
director of photography
Sound
Charles David Forrest
sound
Stanley Jones
sound
Nathan Levinson
sound director
Editing
Folmar Blangsted
Casting Director
Henry Rackin
Art Direction
Anton Grot
John Hughes
Set Design
Fred M. MacLean
Costumes
Milo Anderson
Makeup
Perc Westmore
makeup artist
Geraldine Cole
hair stylist
Tillie Starriett
hair stylist
Joe Stinton
makeup artist
Special Effects
Roy Davidson
special photographic effects
Willard Van Enger
special photographic effects
Visual Effects
Chesley Bonestell
matte artist
Assistant Director
Robert Vreeland
associate director / assistant director
Clarence Eurist
second assistant director
Production Management
Louis Baum
unit manager
Art Department
Morris Goldman
props
Editorial
James Leicester
montage
Other
Felix Jacoves
dialogue director
LeRoy Prinz
dance director
Music Department
Irving Caesar
lyrics: "Swanee"/lyrics: "Yankee Doodle Blues"
Dudley Chambers
vocal arranger
Buddy G. DeSylva
Music Department
Leo F. Forbstein
musical director
George Gershwin
music: songs
Ira Gershwin
lyrics: songs
Ferde Grofé Sr.
orchestrator: "Rhapsody in Blue"
Ray Heindorf
orchestral arrangements
Oscar Levant
piano solo recordings
Max Steiner
music adaptor
Raymond Turner
additional piano solo recordings
Paul Whiteman
conductor: "Rhapsody in Blue" orchestra
Hugo Friedhofer
orchestrator: Max Steiner
William Lava
orchestral arrangments
Costume Department
Einar Bourman
wardrobe
Roy Dumont
wardrobe
Katherine Garabedian
wardrobe
Eugene Joseff
costume jeweller
Ted Schultz
wardrobe
Jeanette Storck
wardrobe
Camera Department
Merritt B. Gerstad
additional musical numbers photographed by
Ernest Haller
additional musical numbers photographed by
Frank Evans
assistant camera
Al Green
camera operator
Mickey Marigold
still photographer
Harold Noyes
grip
Charles O'Bannon
gaffer
James Peters
best boy
William Wallace
still photographer
Script Department
Meta Carpenter
script clerk
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