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The Great Moment (1944) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Preston Sturges

Writing Credits  

René Fülöp-Miller ... (book)
 
Preston Sturges ... (written by)
 
Charles Brackett ... (1939 version) (uncredited)
Ernst Laemmle ... (1942 version) (uncredited)
W.L. River ... (1939 version) (uncredited)
Irwin Shaw ... (1939 version) (uncredited)
Waldo Twitchell ... (1939 version) (uncredited)

Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification  

Joel McCrea ... William Thomas Green Morton
Betty Field ... Elizabeth Morton
Harry Carey ... Professor John C. Warren
William Demarest ... Eben Frost
Louis Jean Heydt ... Dr. Horace Wells
Julius Tannen ... Professor Charles T. Jackson (as Julian Tannen)
Edwin Maxwell ... Vice-President of Medical Society
Porter Hall ... President Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pangborn ... Dr. Heywood
Grady Sutton ... Homer Quimby
Donivee Lee Donivee Lee ... Betty Morton
Harry Hayden Harry Hayden ... Judge Shipman
Torben Meyer ... Dr. Dahlmeyer
Victor Potel ... First Dental Patient (as Vic Potel)
Thurston Hall ... Senator Borland
J. Farrell MacDonald ... The Priest
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
George Anderson George Anderson ... Frederick T. Johnson (uncredited)
Sig Arno ... Whackpot (uncredited)
Roscoe Ates ... Morton's Sign Painter - replaced by Hank Worden (uncredited)
Hank Bell ... Onlooker (uncredited)
Wilson Benge ... Jackson's Butler (uncredited)
Al Bridge ... Mr. Stone (uncredited)
Georgia Caine ... Mrs. Whitman (uncredited)
Horace B. Carpenter ... Courtroom Dissenter (uncredited)
Janet Chapman ... Morton's Daughter (uncredited)
Kenneth Chryst Kenneth Chryst ... Unknown Reporter (uncredited)
Chester Conklin ... Frightened Patient (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin ... Janitor (uncredited)
Jimmy Conlin ... Mr. Burnett, Pharmacist (uncredited)
Laurie Douglas Laurie Douglas ... Artist (uncredited)
Robert Dudley ... Charles - Morton's Cashier (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum ... Massachusetts Medical Society Man (uncredited)
Sylvia Field ... Young Mother (uncredited)
Byron Foulger ... Morton's Clinic Manager (uncredited)
Robert Frandsen Robert Frandsen ... Mr. Abbott, Surgical Patient (uncredited)
Jack George Jack George ... Band Leader (uncredited)
Robert Greig ... Roberts, Morton's Butler (uncredited)
Alfred Hall Alfred Hall ... Mr. Smith (uncredited)
Sam Harris ... Anesthesia Demonstration Spectator (uncredited)
Esther Howard ... Dr. Wells' Patient (uncredited)
Arthur Hoyt ... Presidential Secretary (uncredited)
Arthur Stuart Hull ... Mr. Whitman (uncredited)
Sheldon Jett Sheldon Jett ... Patient with Swollen Jaw (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp ... Anesthesia Demonstration Spectator (uncredited)
Donnie Kerr Donnie Kerr ... Little Boy (uncredited)
Joe King ... Senator from Georgia (uncredited)
Lou Marcelle Lou Marcelle ... Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Tom McGuire ... Dr. Warren's Assistant Surgeon (uncredited)
George Melford ... Dr. Hayden (uncredited)
Esther Michelson Esther Michelson ... Dental Patient (uncredited)
Harold Miller ... Man in Courtroom (uncredited)
Tricia Moore Tricia Moore ... Morton's Daughter when older (uncredited)
Frank Moran ... John, Hospital Porter (uncredited)
Paul Newlan ... Policeman (uncredited)
Ed O'Neill Ed O'Neill ... Secretary (uncredited)
Emory Parnell ... Mr. Gruber (uncredited)
Keith Richards ... Newspaper Artist (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson ... Colonel Lawson (uncredited)
Henry Roquemore ... New York Herald Reporter (uncredited)
Harry Rosenthal ... Mr. Chamberlain (uncredited)
Billy Sheffield Billy Sheffield ... Morton's Son (uncredited)
Reginald Sheffield ... Horace Greeley (uncredited)
Sheila Sheldon Sheila Sheldon ... Surgical Patient (Leg Operation) (uncredited)
Walter Soderling ... Mr. Gruber's Clerk (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook ... Man at Bar (uncredited)
Harry Tyler ... Reporter (uncredited)
Max Wagner ... Bartender at Costello's (uncredited)
Hank Worden ... Morton's Sign Painter - replaced Roscoe Ates (uncredited)

Produced by 

Buddy G. DeSylva ... executive producer (uncredited)
Preston Sturges ... producer (uncredited)

Music by 

Victor Young

Cinematography by 

Victor Milner ... director of photography

Editing by 

Stuart Gilmore

Art Direction by 

Hans Dreier
Ernst Fegté

Set Decoration by 

Stephen Seymour ... (as Steve Seymour)

Costume Design by 

Edith Head

Makeup Department 

Wally Westmore ... makeup artist

Production Management 

Richard Blaydon ... unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Edmond F. Bernoudy ... assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Harry Lindgren ... sound
Walter Oberst ... sound

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department 

George Parrish ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Leo Shuken ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Claire Behnke ... script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Edwin Gillette ... secretary: Mr. Sturges (uncredited)
Waldo Twitchell ... technical advisor (uncredited)
Crew verified as complete

See also

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

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