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The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Mitchell Leisen
James P. Hogan ... (uncredited)

Writing Credits  

Walter DeLeon ... (screen play) &
Francis Martin ... (screen play) and
Ken Englund ... (screen play)
 
Howard Lindsay ... (based on an adaptation by) and
Russel Crouse ... (based on an adaptation by)
 
Frederick Hazlitt Brennan ... (of a story by)
 
W.C. Fields ... (contributing writer) (uncredited)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

W.C. Fields ... T. Frothingill Bellows / S.B. Bellows
Martha Raye ... Martha Bellows
Dorothy Lamour ... Dorothy Wyndham
Shirley Ross ... Cleo Fielding
Lynne Overman ... Scoop McPhail
Bob Hope ... Buzz Fielding
Ben Blue ... Mike
Leif Erickson ... Bob Hayes (as Leif Erikson)
Patricia Wilder ... Honey Chile
Grace Bradley ... Grace Fielding
Rufe Davis ... Turnkey
Lionel Pape ... Lord Droopy
Virginia Vale ... Joan Fielding (as Dorothy Howe)
Russell Hicks ... Capt. Stafford
Kirsten Flagstad ... Specialty: the Metropolitan Opera Company
Wilfrid Pelletier ... Specialty: Conductor of The Metropolitan Opera Company
Tito Guízar ... Specialty
Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra ... Specialty
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shep Fields ... Bandleader
Carol Adams ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
John Alban John Alban ... Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Louise Allen Louise Allen ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Robert Allen ... 2nd Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Rudolph Anders ... Bartender (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor ... Woman (uncredited)
Irving Bacon ... Prisoner Playing Harmonica (uncredited)
Muriel Barr Muriel Barr ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Monte Blue ... Passenger (uncredited)
Don Brodie ... Radio Operator (uncredited)
Michael Brooke ... Officer (uncredited)
James P. Burtis ... 3rd Reporter (uncredited)
Marie Burton Marie Burton ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Mae Busch ... Chaperone (uncredited)
James Carlisle James Carlisle ... Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Ethel Clayton ... Woman (uncredited)
Jimmy Conlin ... 1st Reporter (uncredited)
Eleanor Counts Eleanor Counts ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
James Craig ... Steward (uncredited)
Nell Craig ... Woman (uncredited)
Edward Cutler Edward Cutler ... Adagio Dancer (uncredited)
Billy Daniel Billy Daniel ... Page Boy (uncredited)
Sheila Darcy Sheila Darcy ... Haughty Girl (uncredited)
John Dawson ... Adagio Dancer (uncredited)
Dorothy Dayton ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Paula DeCardo Paula DeCardo ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Richard Denning ... Officer of The S.S. Gigantic (uncredited)
Jack Dougherty ... Sailor (uncredited)
Frank Du Frane Frank Du Frane ... Radio Operator (uncredited)
Yvonne Duval ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Estelle Etterre ... Chaperone (uncredited)
Marion Feducha ... Caddy (uncredited)
Geraldine Fissette Geraldine Fissette ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Jerry Fletcher Jerry Fletcher ... 1st Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Nora Gale Nora Gale ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Bud Geary ... Helmsman (uncredited)
Gus Glassmire Gus Glassmire ... Passenger (uncredited)
Joe Gray ... Sailor (uncredited)
Lorna Gray ... Divorcee (uncredited)
Harriette Haddon ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Sherry Hall Sherry Hall ... 2nd Reporter (uncredited)
Lou Halmy Lou Halmy ... Musician - Shep Fields Orchestra (uncredited)
Ray Hanford ... Pilot (uncredited)
Evelyn Harding Evelyn Harding ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Darlyn Heckley Darlyn Heckley ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Carol Holloway ... Woman (uncredited)
Shep Houghton Shep Houghton ... Bar Patron (uncredited)
John Hubbard ... Officer (uncredited)
John Huettner John Huettner ... Officer (uncredited)
John Jennings John Jennings ... Adagio Dancer (uncredited)
Lola Jensen Lola Jensen ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Harvey Karels Harvey Karels ... Adagio Dancer (uncredited)
Adelaide Kaye Adelaide Kaye ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Eleanor Keaton Eleanor Keaton ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Gwen Kenyon ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Stanley King Stanley King ... Chauffeur (uncredited)
Leonid Kinskey ... Ivan (uncredited)
Dee La Nore Dee La Nore ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Harry Lauter ... Sailor (uncredited)
Mary MacLaren ... Woman (uncredited)
Wally Maher Wally Maher ... Court Clerk (uncredited)
Joyce Mathews ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Eileen McAvoy Eileen McAvoy ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Lal Chand Mehra ... Man Wearing Turban (uncredited)
Beth Meredith Beth Meredith ... Miss 1938 (uncredited)
Ted Meredith Ted Meredith ... Adagio Dancer (uncredited)
Charles Millsfield Charles Millsfield ... 2nd Official (uncredited)
Mavis Mims Mavis Mims ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Robert Mitchell Robert Mitchell ... Choir Director (uncredited)
Helaine Moler Helaine Moler ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Rex Moore Rex Moore ... Caddy (uncredited)
Clive Morgan Clive Morgan ... Officer (uncredited)
Patricia Murray Patricia Murray ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Maxine Nash Maxine Nash ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Paul Newlan ... Member of the Black Gang (uncredited)
Edgar Norton ... Secretary to T.F. Bellows (uncredited)
Wedgwood Nowell ... Official (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien ... Reporter (uncredited)
Peggy O'Neil ... Chaperone (uncredited)
Ted O'Shea Ted O'Shea ... Adagio Dancer (uncredited)
Carol Parker ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Eleanor Peterson Eleanor Peterson ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Esther Pressman Esther Pressman ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Bernard Punsly ... Caddy (uncredited)
Theodore Rand Theodore Rand ... Adagio Dancer (uncredited)
Jolane Reynolds Jolane Reynolds ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
William Roberts ... Officer (uncredited)
Alma Ross Alma Ross ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Bobbie Sheehan Bobbie Sheehan ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Katharine Snell Katharine Snell ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Mary Stewart ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Amzie Strickland ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Kenneth Swartz Kenneth Swartz ... Officer (uncredited)
Charles Teske Charles Teske ... Adagio Dancer (uncredited)
August Tollaire ... 1st Official (uncredited)
Archie Twitchell ... Steward (uncredited)
Colleen Ward Colleen Ward ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Marion Weldon ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Dorothy White Dorothy White ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Gloria Williams Gloria Williams ... Woman (uncredited)
Harry Wilson ... Member of Black Gang (uncredited)
Vivian Wilson ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Florence Wix ... Woman (uncredited)
Ercelle Woods Ercelle Woods ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Bruce Wyndham Bruce Wyndham ... Officer (uncredited)

Produced by 

William LeBaron ... executive producer (uncredited)
Harlan Thompson ... producer

Music by 

Gordon Jenkins ... (uncredited)
John Leipold ... (uncredited)
George Parrish ... (uncredited)
Victor Young ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by 

Harry Fischbeck ... (photographed by)

Editing by 

Chandler House ... (edited by)
Eda Warren ... (edited by)

Casting By 

Robert Mayo ... (uncredited)

Art Direction by 

Hans Dreier
Ernst Fegté

Set Decoration by 

A.E. Freudeman ... (interior decorations)

Costume Design by 

Edith Head ... (costumes)

Makeup Department 

Hal Lierley ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Merle Reeves ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Leonora Sabine ... key hair stylist (uncredited)
Wally Westmore ... key makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management 

Joseph C. Youngerman ... unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Barton Adams ... second assistant director (uncredited)
Edward Anderson ... assistant director (uncredited)
Theodore Reed ... director: Fields' golf and pool sequences (uncredited)

Art Department 

Robert Goodstein ... assistant property master (uncredited)
Oscar Lau ... property master (uncredited)
Ray Moyer ... set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Charles Althouse ... sound recordist
Don Johnson ... sound recordist
Gene Merritt ... sound recordist
Grant Rymal ... sound recordist (uncredited)
George Ziegler ... boom operator (uncredited)

Visual Effects by 

Gordon Jennings ... special photographic effects

Camera and Electrical Department 

Francis Burgess ... first assistant camera (uncredited)
Earl Crowell ... gaffer (uncredited)
Walter McCloud ... company grip (uncredited)
Talmage Morrison ... still photographer (uncredited)
Wallace Nogle ... assistant company grip (uncredited)
Otto Pierce ... camera operator (uncredited)
James Tait ... electrician (uncredited)

Animation Department 

Leon Schlesinger ... cartoon sequence
Robert Clampett ... animator (uncredited)
Chuck Jones ... animator (uncredited)
Robert McKimson ... animator (uncredited)
Irven Spence ... animator (uncredited)

Casting Department 

Bill Greenwald ... additional casting (uncredited)
Bert McKay ... additional casting (uncredited)
Alice Thomas ... casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Clayton Brackett ... wardrobe: men (uncredited)
Hazel Hegarty ... wardrobe: women (uncredited)

Location Management 

Norman Lacey ... location manager (uncredited)

Music Department 

Arthur Franklin ... musical adviser
Boris Morros ... musical director
Ralph Rainger ... music and lyrics by
Leo Robin ... music and lyrics by

Script and Continuity Department 

Nesta Charles ... script supervisor (uncredited)
Isabelle Sullivan ... script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

LeRoy Prinz ... dances staged by
Adolph Zukor ... presenter
Teet Carle ... unit publicist (uncredited)
Marie Morris ... production secretary (uncredited)
Crew verified as complete

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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