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Cast & Crew

Directed By

Gene Kelly
Director

Written By

Leonard Gershe
narration written by

Cast

Fred Astaire
Self - Co-Host / Narrator
Gene Kelly
Self - Co-Host / Narrator
Judy Garland
Jo Hayden / Hannah Brown / Ginger Gray
Mickey Rooney
Clips from 'Girl Crazy' & 'Words and Music' etc.
Bing Crosby
Clip from 'Going Hollywood'
Robert Taylor
Clip from 'Broadway Melody of 1936'
Greer Garson
Katherine
Clark Gable
Clips from 'Gone with the Wind' & 'Strange Cargo' etc.
Kathryn Grayson
Clip from 'Lovely to Look At'
Leslie Caron
Lili / Lise Bouvier
Jeanette MacDonald
Clips from 'New Moon' & 'Broadway Serenade'
Nelson Eddy
Clip from 'New Moon'
Doris Day
Ruth Etting
Ann Miller
Clip from 'Kiss Me Kate'
Ann Sothern
Dixie Donegan
Frank Sinatra
Clarence Doolittle / Self
Jimmy Durante
Clips from 'Hollywood Party', 'Two Girls and a Sailor' & 'Jumbo'
Eleanor Powell
Clips from 'Born to Dance' & 'Lady Be Good'
John Barrymore
Clip from 'Grand Hotel'
Louis Armstrong
Clip from 'High Society'
Joan Crawford
Janie Barlow / Julie
Ronald Colman
Clip from 'A Tale of Two Cities'
William Powell
Nick Charles
Jean Harlow
Clips from 'Dinner at Eight' & 'Reckless' etc.
Greta Garbo
Karin Blake / Grusinskaya / Ninotchka
Esther Williams
Clip from 'Easy to Love'
Ethel Waters
Petunia Jackson
W.C. Fields
Clip from 'David Copperfield'
Bud Abbott
Clips from 'Rio Rita'
Lou Costello
Clips from 'Rio Rita'
Jack Benny
Clip from 'Song Writers' Revue
Stan Laurel
Various Film Clips
Oliver Hardy
Various Film Clips
The Marx Brothers
Clip from 'A Night at the Opera'
Nanette Fabray
Clip from 'The Band Wagon'
Lena Horne
Clip from 'Words and Music'
Debbie Reynolds
Kathy Selden
Ginger Rogers
Clip from 'Barkleys of Broadway'
Bobby Van
Clips from 'Kiss Me Kate' & 'Small Town Girl'
Marge Champion
Clip from 'Lovely to Look At'
Gower Champion
Clip from 'Lovely to Look At'
Grace Kelly
Tracy Lord
Donald O'Connor
Clip from 'Singin' in the Rain'
Cyd Charisse
Ninotchka Yoschenko
Dinah Shore
Julia Sanderson / Dinah Shore
Betty Hutton
Clip from 'Annie Get Your Gun'
Howard Keel
Frank Butler
Pal
Clip from 'Lassie Come Home'
Spencer Tracy
Various Clips
Katharine Hepburn
Various Clips
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Clip from 'Cabin in the Sky'
Lew Ayres
Clip from 'Broadway Serenade'
Lionel Barrymore
Clip from 'A Free Soul'
Constance Bennett
Clip from 'Two Faced Woman'
Jack Buchanan
Clip from 'The Band Wagon'
Sammy Cahn
Self - Host of Song Writers Segment
Louis Calhern
Buffalo Bill Cody
Maurice Chevalier
Clip from 'The Merry Widow' (1934)
Dan Dailey
Jimmy Walters / Doug Hallerton
Tom Drake
Clip from 'Words and Music'
Marie Dressler
Carlotta Vance
Margaret Dumont
Clips from 'A Night at the Opera' & 'A Day at the Races'
Bob Fosse
Hortensio
Hermione Gingold
Clip from 'Gigi'
Cary Grant
C. K. Dexter Haven
Fernand Gravey
Clip from 'The Great Waltz'
Georges Guétary
Clip from 'An American in Paris'
Judy Holliday
Doris Attinger
June Knight
Clip from 'Broadway Melody of 1936'
Miliza Korjus
Clip from 'The Great Waltz'
Vivien Leigh
Scarlett O'Hara
Oscar Levant
Clip from 'The Band Wagon'
Roddy McDowall
Clip from 'Lassie Come Home'
Robert Montgomery
Clip from 'Private Lives'
Walter Pidgeon
Nick Carter
Tommy Rall
Clip from 'Kiss Me Kate'
Al Shean
Clip from 'Broadway Serenade'
Red Skelton
Clip from 'Three Little Words'
James Stewart
Gilbert Young
Lewis Stone
Clip from 'Grand Hotel'
Franchot Tone
Clip from 'Reckless'
Lana Turner
Sheila Regan / Crystal Radek
Gwen Verdon
Specialty Can-Can Dancer
David Wayne
Clip from 'Adam's Rib'
Keenan Wynn
Clip from 'Annie Get Your Gun'
Robert Young
Eddie Crane
Mary Astor
Dottie Wingate
Freddie Bartholomew
Clip from 'David Copperfield'
Nacio Herb Brown
Clip from 'The Songwriters Revue'
James Cagney
Clip from 'Love Me or Leave Me'
Gino Corrado
Clip from 'A Night at the Opera'
Fifi D'Orsay
Clip from 'Going Hollywood'
Robert Donat
Mr. Chips
Tommy Dorsey
Clip from 'Girl Crazy'

Produced By

Sound

Bill Edmondson
sound: new sequences
Aaron Rochin
re-recording mixer
Hal Watkins
re-recording mixer

Editing

David E. Blewitt
film editor
David Bretherton
contributing film editor
Bud Friedgen
film editor
Peter C. Johnson
contributing film editor

Makeup

John Inzerella
makeup: new sequences
La Rue Matheron
hair stylist
Robert J. Schiffer
makeup artist
Charles H. Schram
makeup: new sequences

Visual Effects

James F. Liles
optical supervisor

Assistant Director

William R. Poole
assistant director: new sequences

Production Management

Maurice Vaccarino
production manager: new sequences

Art Department

Anthony Bavero
property master: new sequences
John DeCuir
production design: new sequences
Robby Vandermark
standby painter

Animation

Joseph Barbera
executive producer: animation
William Hanna
executive producer: animation

Editorial

Ramon G. Caballero
assistant film editor
Dennis Galling
assistant film editor
Ana Luisa Pérez
assistant film editor
Michael J. Sheridan
assistant film editor

Other

Jeff Alexander
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Robert Alton
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Robert Arthur
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
S.N. Behrman
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
Busby Berkeley
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Irving Berlin
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Pandro S. Berman
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
Ralph Blane
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Frank Borzage
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
Charles Brackett
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
Lou Breslow
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
Nicholas Brodszky
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Nacio Herb Brown
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Harold S. Bucquet
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
Hugo Butler
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
Sammy Cahn
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Saul Chaplin
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Jack Cole
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Betty Comden
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Bobby Connolly
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
John W. Considine Jr.
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
Jack Conway
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
George Cukor
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
Jack Cummings
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Gene de Paul
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Buddy G. DeSylva
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Adolph Deutsch
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Helen Deutsch
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Jacques Deval
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
Howard Dietz
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Stanley Donen
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Jack Donohue
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Carmen Dragon
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Vernon Duke
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Jimmy Durante
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Julien Duvivier
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
Roger Edens
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Gus Edwards
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Howard Estabrook
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
Percy Faith
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Ted Fetter
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
James A. FitzPatrick
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
Victor Fleming
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
Sidney Franklin
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
Arthur Freed
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Jules Furthman
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
Tay Garnett
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
George Gershwin
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Ira Gershwin
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
E. Ray Goetz
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Frances Goodrich
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
Leon Gordon
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
Ruth Gordon
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
Martin A. Gosch
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
Dave Gould
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Edmund Goulding
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
Adolph Green
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Johnny Green
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Albert Hackett
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
Oscar Hammerstein II
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Otto A. Harbach
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Lorenz Hart
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Lennie Hayton
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Samuel Hoffenstein
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
Robert E. Hopkins
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
Sidney Howard
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
Bernard H. Hyman
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
Bert Kalmar
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Garson Kanin
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
Bronislau Kaper
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
George S. Kaufman
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
Jerome Kern
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Michael Kidd
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Arthur Kober
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
John La Touche
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Charles Lederer
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
Sammy Lee
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Franz Lehár
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Robert Z. Leonard
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Alan Jay Lerner
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Mervyn LeRoy
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Edgar Leslie
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
W.P. Lipscomb
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
Frederick Loewe
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Anita Loos
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
Ernst Lubitsch
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
John Lee Mahin
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
Rouben Mamoulian
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Herman J. Mankiewicz
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
Hugh Martin
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Samuel Marx
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
James Kevin McGuinness
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
John Meehan
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
Johnny Mercer
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
George W. Meyer
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Vincente Minnelli
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Alfred Newman
acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Ivor Novello
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by
George Oppenheimer
acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by

Music Department

Saul Chaplin
special lyrics: new sequences
Howard Dietz
special lyrics: new sequences
Harry V. Lojewski
music supervisor
Nelson Riddle
conductor: new sequences / music arranger: new sequences / composer: new sequences
William Saracino
music editor
Ethmer Roten
musician: flute

Costume Department

Filipo
wardrobe: Mr. Astaire and Mr. Kelly, new sequences
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