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Directed by
Robert Z. Leonard 
 
Writing credits
William Anthony McGuire (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete

William Powell ... Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.

Myrna Loy ... Billie Burke
Luise Rainer ... Anna Held
Frank Morgan ... Billings
Fanny Brice ... Fannie Brice (as Fannie Brice)
Virginia Bruce ... Audrey Dane
Reginald Owen ... Sampston

Ray Bolger ... Ray Bolger
Ernest Cossart ... Sidney
Joseph Cawthorn ... Dr. Ziegfeld (as Joseph Cawthorne)
Nat Pendleton ... Sandow
Harriet Hoctor ... Harriet Hoctor
Jean Chatburn ... Mary Lou
Paul Irving ... Erlanger
Herman Bing ... Costumer
Charles Judels ... Pierre
Marcelle Corday ... Marie
Raymond Walburn ... Sage
A.A. Trimble ... Will Rogers
Buddy Doyle ... Eddie Cantor
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Wanda Allen ... Dancer (uncredited)
Bernice Alstock ... Soloist in 'Shine On, Harvest Moon' Montage (uncredited)
Franklyn Ardell ... Allen (uncredited)
Earl Askam ... Trooper on Parade (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor ... Sassy Blonde in Anna Held's Audience (uncredited)
Lynn Bailey ... Dancer (uncredited)
Monica Bannister ... Ziegfield Girl (uncredited)
Bonnie Bannon ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Lynn Bari ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Jack Baxley ... Detective (uncredited)
Robert Bradford ... Soloist in 'Look for the Silver Lining' Montage (uncredited)
Sheila Browning ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Raymond Brown ... Inspector Doyle (uncredited)
Charles Bruins ... Trooper on Parade (uncredited)
David Burns ... Clarence (uncredited)
James P. Burtis ... Bill (uncredited)
Edna Callaghan ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Buddy Clark ... Trooper on Parade (uncredited)
Thomas Clarke ... Soloist in 'Ol' Man River' Montage (uncredited)
Wallis Clark ... Stock Broker (uncredited)
Clay Clement ... Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)
Charles Coleman ... Carriage Starter (uncredited)
Helen Collins ... Miss Drake (uncredited)
Diane Cook ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Earl Covert ... Soloist in 'Rio Rita' Montage (uncredited)
Pauline Craig ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Adrienne D'Ambricourt ... Wife of French Ambassador (uncredited)
Mickey Daniels ... Telegraph Boy (uncredited)
Bill Days ... Soloist in 'Shine On, Harvest Moon' Montage (uncredited)
Hester Dean ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
William Demarest ... Gene Buck (uncredited)
Dick Dennis ... Trooper on Parade (uncredited)
Evelyn Dockson ... Fat Woman (uncredited)
Sarah Edwards ... Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
Zari Elmassian ... Soloist in 'Look for the Silver Lining' Montage (uncredited)
Charles Fallon ... French Ambassador (uncredited)
Susan Fleming ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Ruth Gillette ... Lillian Russell (uncredited)
Ann Gillis ... Mary Lou as a Child (uncredited)

Peter Gowland ... Trooper on Parade (uncredited)
Robert Greig ... Joe (uncredited)
Virginia Grey ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Billy Griffith ... Husband at Chicago World's Fair (uncredited)
Mary Halsey ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Bert Hanlon ... Jim (uncredited)
Jeanne Hart ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Patricia Havens ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Grace Hayle ... Wife at Chicago World's Fair (uncredited)
Joan Holland ... Patricia Ziegfeld (uncredited)
Boothe Howard ... Willie Zimmerman (uncredited)
Mary Howard ... Miss Carlisle (uncredited)
John Hyams ... Dave Stamper (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson ... Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)
Alfred P. James ... Stage Door Man (uncredited)
Suzanne Kaaren ... Ruth Blair (uncredited)
Alice Keating ... Alice - Ziegfield's Secretary (uncredited)
Mary Lange ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Toni Lanier ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
John Larkin ... Sam (uncredited)
Rosina Lawrence ... Sally Manners (uncredited)
Margaret Lyman ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Frances MacInerney ... Chorus girl (uncredited)
Tandy MacKenzie ... Trooper on Parade (uncredited)

Edwin Maxwell ... Charles Frohman (uncredited)
Julie Mooney ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Dennis Morgan ... Stage Singer in 'Pretty Girl' Number (uncredited)
Miss Morocco ... Little Egypt (uncredited)
Esther Muir ... Burlesque Prima Donna (uncredited)
Pat Nixon ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Pearlie Norton ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Carlita Orr ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Claire Owen ... Chorus girl (uncredited)
Wanda Perry ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Bob Priester ... Trooper on Parade (uncredited)
Evelyn Randolph ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Byron Russell ... Audience Member (uncredited)
Barlow Simpson ... Trooper on Parade (uncredited)
Georgia Spence ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Paul Taylor ... Soloist in 'After the Ball' Montage (uncredited)
Phil Tead ... Press Agent (uncredited)
Charles Trowbridge ... Julian Mitchell (uncredited)
Richard Tucker ... Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)
Ellinor Vanderveer ... Audience Member (uncredited)
Vanita Vardow ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Dolly Verner ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Allan Watson ... Trooper on Parade (uncredited)
Larry Wheat ... Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)
Eric Wilton ... Desk Clerk (uncredited)
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Produced by
Hunt Stromberg .... producer
Sidney Algier .... assistant producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Arthur Lange (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
George J. Folsey (photographed by: Ziegfeld Roof Numbers) (as George Folsey)
Karl Freund (photographed by: Ziegfeld Roof Numbers)
Merritt B. Gerstad (photographed by: Hoctor Ballet)
Ray June (photographed by: Melody Number)
Oliver T. Marsh (photographed by)
 
Film Editing by
William S. Gray 
 
Art Direction by
Cedric Gibbons 
Eddie Imazu (uncredited)
 
Costume Design by
Adrian (gowns)
 
Makeup Department
Max Factor .... wig supervisor (uncredited)
Robert J. Schiffer .... makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Robert A. Golden .... assistant director (uncredited)
Art Smith .... assistant director (uncredited)
Sam Zimbalist .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
John W. Harkrider .... associate art director (as John Harkrider)
Merrill Pye .... associate art director
Edwin B. Willis .... associate art director
Duncan Spencer .... assistant to journeyman (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer .... recording director
James Brock .... sound engineer (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
John Hoffman .... special photographic effects (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Adrian .... gowns: fashion parade
Eddie Schmidt .... clothes designer: Mr. Powell (uncredited)
Eddie Schmidt .... clothes maker: Mr. Powell (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Harold Adamson .... special music and lyrics
Walter Donaldson .... special music and lyrics
Arthur Lange .... musical director
Alfred Plumpton .... composer: "Won't You Come and Play with Me"
Frank Skinner .... arrangements
William Axt .... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Hugo Friedhofer .... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Arthur Lange .... arranger (uncredited)
Paul Marquardt .... arranger (uncredited)
Charles Maxwell .... arranger (uncredited)
Leonid Raab .... arranger (uncredited)
Dave Stamper .... arranger (uncredited)
Jack Virgil .... arranger (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Seymour Felix .... stager: dances and ensembles
W.K. Craig .... auditor (uncredited)
Doc Dearborn .... stand-in: Mr. Powell (uncredited)
Howard Dietz .... press agent (uncredited)
 
Crew verified as complete


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