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Cast & Crew

Directed By

Written By

William Rose
story / screenplay
Tania Rose
story / screenplay

Cast

Spencer Tracy
Capt. T. G. Culpeper
Milton Berle
J. Russell Finch
Sid Caesar
Melville Crump
Buddy Hackett
Benjy Benjamin
Ethel Merman
Mrs. Marcus
Mickey Rooney
Ding Bell
Dick Shawn
Sylvester Marcus
Phil Silvers
Otto Meyer
Terry-Thomas
J. Algernon Hawthorne
Jonathan Winters
Lennie Pike
Edie Adams
Monica Crump
Dorothy Provine
Emmeline Finch
Jim Backus
Tyler Fitzgerald
Ben Blue
Biplane Pilot
Joe E. Brown
Union Official
Alan Carney
Police Sergeant
Chick Chandler
Policeman Outside Ray & Irwin's Garage
Barrie Chase
Sylvester's Girlfriend
Andy Devine
Sheriff of Crockett County
Selma Diamond
Ginger Culpeper
Peter Falk
Third Cab Driver
Norman Fell
Detective at Grogan's Crash Site
Paul Ford
Col. Wilberforce
Stan Freberg
Deputy Sheriff
Louise Glenn
Billie Sue Culpeper
Leo Gorcey
First Cab Driver
Buster Keaton
Jimmy the Crook
Don Knotts
Nervous Motorist
Charles Lane
Airport Manager
Charles McGraw
Lt. Matthews
Carl Reiner
Tower Controller at Rancho Conejo
Madlyn Rhue
Schwartz
Roy Roberts
Policeman Outside Irwin & Ray's Garage
Nick Stewart
Migrant Truck Driver
Sammee Tong
Laundryman
Jesse White
Radio Tower Operator at Rancho Conejo
Jimmy Durante
Smiler Grogan
Phil Arnold
Garage Mechanic
Al Bain
Spectator
Al Beaudine
Spectator
Jack Benny
Man in Car in Desert
Paul Birch
Policeman
George Bruggeman
Observer at Airfield
Albert Cavens
Spectator
Dick Cherney
Detective
John Clarke
Helicoper Pilot
Joe DeRita
Fireman
King Donovan
Airport Official
Minta Durfee
Woman in Final Crowd
Roy Engel
Patrolman / Police Radio Voice Unit F-14
Larry Fine
Fireman
James Flavin
Patrolman
Sig Frohlich
Air Traffic Controller
Nicholas Georgiade
Detective at Grogan's Crash Site
Rudy Germane
Police Officer
Bobby Gilbert
Spectator
Stacy Harris
Police Radio Unit F-7
Don C. Harvey
Policeman in Helicopter
Al Haskell
Spectator
Moe Howard
Fireman
John Indrisano
Hard Hat in Crowd
Robert Karnes
Officer Sammy
Tom Kennedy
Traffic Cop
Johnny Kern
Spectator
Harry Lauter
Police Dispatcher
Bobo Lewis
Pilot's Wife
Jerry Lewis
Driver Running Over Hat
Tyler McVey
Police Radio Voice
Ralph Moratz
Spectator
Monty O'Grady
Observer Outside Laundry
Barbara Pepper
Woman on Phone at Garage
Ken Peters
Police Officer
Elliott Reid
Dr. Chadwick
Eddie Ryder
Air Traffic Control Tower Staffer
Jean Sewell
Woman in Migrant Truck
Charles Sherlock
Crowd Member

Produced By

Cinematography

Ernest Laszlo
director of photography

Sound

Walter Elliott
sound editor
Roy Granville
re-recording mixer
John K. Kean
sound engineer
Clem Portman
re-recording mixer
Vinton Vernon
re-recording mixer
Glenn E. Anderson
boom operator
Richard Portman
assistant foley artist
Gordon Sawyer
sound supervisor

Production Design

Art Direction

Set Design

Costumes

Makeup

George Lane
makeup artist
Connie Nichols
hairdresser
Lynn F. Reynolds
makeup artist
Steven Clensos
makeup artist
Rolf Miller
makeup artist
Dick Smith
makeup artist
Bud Westmore
makeup artist

Special Effects

Danny Lee
special effects
Chuck Gaspar
special effects

Visual Effects

Linwood G. Dunn
photographic effects
Farciot Edouart
process photographer
James B. Gordon
photographic effects
Jim Danforth
miniature maker / stop-motion animator
Marcel Delgado
miniatures
Willis H. O'Brien
visual effects

Assistant Director

George R. Batcheller Jr.
assistant director
Bert Chervin
assistant director
Charles Scott
assistant director
Carey Loftin
second unit director
Ivan Volkman
assistant director

Production Management

Clem Beauchamp
production manager
Adrian Woolery
production manager: animation

Art Department

Art Cole
property master
Saul Bass
poster designer
Jack Davis
poster artist
Darrell Weaver
set construction

Stunts

Carey Loftin
stunt supervisor / stunt double: Jimmy Durante / stunt double: Terry-Thomas / stunt driver / stunts
May Boss
stunt double / stunts
Bill Couch
high wire stunt double: Spencer Tracy / stunt double: Buddy Hackett
Chuck Couch
stunt double: Terry-Thomas
Bob Hoy
stunts
John Hudkins
stunt double: Jonathan Winters / stunts
Loren Janes
stunt double: Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Paul Mantz
stunt pilot
Regis Parton
stunt double: Milton Berle
Jack Perkins
stunt double: Jonathan Winters
Janos Prohaska
stunt double Arnold Stang / stunt double: Peter Falk
George Robotham
stunt double: Dick Shawn
Carl Saxe
stunt double: Sid Caesar
Frank Tallman
stunt pilot
Helen Thurston
stunt double: Ethel Merman
Dale Van Sickel
stunt driver / stunts
Jesse Wayne
stunt double: Mickey Rooney
Marvin Willens
stunt double: Phil Silvers / stunts

Animation

Mary Cain
ink and paint supervisor titles
Bob Carlson
animator: titles
Hugh Childs
animator: titles
Tab Collar
animator: titles
Elenor Faith
ink and paint
Art Goodman
title: titles
Bernard Gruver
animation design and layout titles
Oscar Hansson
animator: titles
William T. Hurtz
director: animated title sequence
Ruth Kissane
animator: titles
Bror Lansing
animator: titles
Ed Levitt
animation design and layout titles
Mary Mathews
animator: titles
Bill Melendez
director: animated title sequence
Carl Pederson
animator: titles
Beverly Robbins
ink and paint: titles
Charles Smith
animator: titles
Danny Smith
animator: titles
Frank Smith
animator: titles
Manon Washburn
ink & paint
Irene Wyman
animation checker

Other

Saul Bass
title designer
Anne P. Kramer
assistant to producer
Paul Mantz
aerial supervisor
Bud Pine
production coordinator
Frank Tallman
aerial supervisor
Ivan Volkman
assistant to director
Clarence Agress
physician: Mr. Silvers
Jack Berle
stand-in: Milton Berle
Leah Bernstein
executive secretary to producer
Robert E. Blair
dog trainer
Vance Boyd
security guard
Ralph Brooks
stand-in: Jonathan Winters
Ronnie Dayton
stand-in: Buddy Hackett
Sig Frohlich
stand-in: Mickey Rooney
Mickey Golden
stand-in: Dick Shawn
Dennis Grisco
animal trainer: dog
Stubby Kruger
stand-in: Spencer Tracy
Lucille La Marr
stand-in: Edie Adams
Don Paige
stand-in: Sid Caesar
Donna Rumsey
stand-in: Ethel Merman
Bill Scully
stand-in: Terry-Thomas
Edward C. Short
stand-in: Rochester
Dave White
stand-in: Peter Falk
Jack Williams
stand-in: Phil Silvers

Music Department

Mack David
songwriter: lyrics
Art Dunham
music editor
The Four Mads
musician: band for dance sequence
Ernest Gold
conductor: The Los Angeles Philhar / songwriter: music / musician: dance sequence
The Los Angeles Philharmonic
musicians: orchestra performing the score
The Shirelles
musicians: singers for dance sequence
Robert Bain
musician: guitar
William Brittan
music recording engineer
Jack Hayes
orchestrator
Robert Helfer
music coordinator
Peter Jona Korn
orchestrator
Edward B. Powell
orchestrator
Ethmer Roten
musician: flute
Frederick Seykora
musician: cello
Leo Shuken
orchestrator
Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute
Albert Woodbury
orchestrator

Costume Department

Joe King
costume supervisor

Camera Department

Joseph Edesa
chief gaffer
Dick Johnson
assistant camera
Martin Kashuk
assistant company grip
Hal McAlpin
additional photographer / still photographer
Irmin Roberts
additional photographer
Morris Rosen
company grip
Charles F. Wheeler
camera operator
Ted C. Bemiller
animation camera title sequence
James V. King
camera operator: second unit
Jack Woolf
aerial photographer

Script Department

Marshall Schlom
script supervisor
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