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| Alice Faye | ... | Gertrude 'Trudy' Evans | |
| John Payne | ... | Johnny Cornell | |
| Jack Oakie | ... | Dan Daley | |
| Lynn Bari | ... | Bernice Croft | |
| Laird Cregar | ... | Sam Weaver | |
| June Havoc | ... | Beulah Clancy | |
| Ward Bond | ... | Sharkey | |
| Aubrey Mather | ... | Douglas Dawson | |
| John Archer | ... | Ned Clark | |
| Frank Orth | ... | Lou, Bartender at Sharkey's | |
| George Lloyd | ... | Foghorn Ryan - Proprietor | |
| Frank Darien | ... | Missionary | |
| Harry Hayden | ... | Burkham | |
| Eddie Dunn | ... | Forman of renovation crew | |
| Charles Cane | ... | O'Riley, Policeman | |
| Frank M. Thomas | ... | Auctioneer | |
| Kirby Grant | ... | Specialty singer | |
| Mary Field | ... | Ellie, Cockney Maid | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Jackie Averill | ... | Child dancer (uncredited) | |
| George Barbier | ... | Col. Weatherby (uncredited) | |
| Fortunio Bonanova | ... | Opera singer (uncredited) | |
| Fred Brown | ... | Barker (uncredited) | |
| Marie Brown | ... | Roller skating specialty (uncredited) | |
| Ken Christy | ... | Paul, Headwaiter (uncredited) | |
| Edward Clark | ... | Sam, the Stage Doorman (uncredited) | |
| Jimmy Clemons Jr. | ... | Child dancer (uncredited) | |
| Gino Corrado | ... | Opera singer (uncredited) | |
| Esther Dale | ... | Aunt Harriet (uncredited) | |
| Ralph Dunn | ... | Waiter (uncredited) | |
| Edward Earle | ... | Opera House Stage Manager (uncredited) | |
| Lorraine Elliott | ... | Singer (uncredited) | |
| James Flavin | ... | Headwaiter (uncredited) | |
| Ruth Gillette | ... | Singer (uncredited) | |
| Kit Guard | ... | Customer at Sharkey's (uncredited) | |
| Bud Jamison | ... | Member of Barbershop Quartet (uncredited) | |
| Adele Jergens | ... | Chorine (uncredited) | |
| Adia Kuznetzoff | ... | Opera singer (uncredited) | |
| Theodore Lorch | ... | Barfly at Sharkey's (uncredited) | |
| Eric Mayne | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| Edward Mundy | ... | Preacher (uncredited) | |
| Ted North | ... | Dick Greenwood (uncredited) | |
| Bob Perry | ... | Bit Role (uncredited) | |
| Jeffrey Sayre | ... | Chorus Boy, Grizzly Bear Number (uncredited) | |
| James Sills | ... | Roller skating specialty (uncredited) | |
| John Sinclair | ... | Drunk (uncredited) | |
| Jack Stoney | ... | Drunk (uncredited) | |
| Larry Valli | ... | Barker (uncredited) | |
| Bruce Warren | ... | Bit Role (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| H. Bruce Humberstone | (as Bruce Humberstone) | ||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Robert Ellis | writer | |
| Helen Logan | writer | |
| Richard Macaulay | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Milton Sperling | .... | producer (as First Lieutenant USMCR Milton Sperling) | |
Cinematography by | |||
| Charles G. Clarke | (as Charles Clarke) | ||
| Allen M. Davey | (as Allen Davey) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Barbara McLean | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| James Basevi | |||
| Boris Leven | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Paul S. Fox | |||
| Thomas Little | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Helen Rose | (musical sequences) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Guy Pearce | .... | makeup artist | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Charles Hall | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Joseph E. Aiken | .... | sound | |
| Roger Heman Sr. | .... | sound (as Roger Heman) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Fred Sersen | .... | special effects | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Sam Benson | .... | wardrobe | |
Music Department | |||
| George Botsford | .... | composer: song "The Grizzly Bear" | |
| Fanchon | .... | supervisor of musical sequences | |
| Charles Henderson | .... | musical director | |
| Walter Jurmann | .... | composer: song "San Francisco" | |
| Emil Newman | .... | musical director | |
Other crew | |||
| Henri Jaffa | .... | associate technicolor director | |
| Natalie Kalmus | .... | technicolor director | |
| Hermes Pan | .... | choreographer | |
| Val Raset | .... | choreographer | |
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Totally delightful Fox musical in glowing Technicolor with many lavishly staged songs. (My particular favorite is `Ragtime Cowboy Joe') The only new tune is an Oscar-winner - `You'll Never Know' sincerely rendered by Alice Faye. On the dancing side there's a sneak-preview of `Starlight Express' with a number on roller skates proving that there's nothing new under the sun.
It is easy to see why Alice was such a bright star for so long; she has looks, charm and a beautiful deep singing voice. On the other hand I've never really warmed to John Payne, I find him very stiff and he does nothing to change my opinion here. Laird Cregar overacts outrageously to great effect cast against his usual menacing or sinister type.
`Hello, Frisco, Hello' is actually a reworking of 1935's `King of Burlesque' which also featured Jack Oakie and Alice Faye. What the film is not is any sort of feminist tract. We are expected to believe that Alice's character, beautiful and talented enough to conquer London's West End Musical Mecca, is incomplete without the love of Payne's Barbary Coast promoter, a cad who has previously dropped her callously to marry a socialite for her status in the community.
However, nuances of character are hardly the thing in these Hollywood musicals and I can assure you that `Hello, Frisco, Hello' is a total treat.