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Ziegfeld Follies (1945) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Lemuel Ayers ... (segment "Love")
Roy Del Ruth ... (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")
Robert Lewis ... (segment "Number Please")
Vincente Minnelli ... (segments "This Heart of Mine", "Limehouse Blues", "A Great Lady Has an Interview", "The Babbitt and the Bromide", "Beauty")
George Sidney ... (segments "Here's to the Girls", "Pay the Two Dollars", "When Television Comes")
Merrill Pye ... (segment "A Water Ballet") (uncredited)
Charles Walters ... (segment "A Great Lady Has an Interview") (uncredited)

Writing Credits  

David Freedman ... (written by) (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")
 
Hugh Martin ... (written by) (segment "Love") and
Ralph Blane ... (written by) (segment "Love")
 
John Murray Anderson ... (uncredited)
Lemuel Ayers ... (uncredited)
Peter Barr ... (written by) (segment "Number Please") (uncredited)
Guy Bolton ... (uncredited)
Allen Boretz ... (uncredited)
Irving Brecher ... (written by) (segment "The Babbitt and the Bromide") (uncredited)
Eddie Cantor ... (uncredited)
Erik Charell ... (uncredited)
Harry Crane ... (uncredited)
Roger Edens ... (uncredited)
Devery Freeman ... (uncredited)
Everett Freeman ... (uncredited)
E.Y. Harburg ... (uncredited)
Lou Holtz ... (uncredited)
Cal Howard ... (uncredited)
Al Lewis ... (writer "Ziegfeld Days" sketch) (segment "Bunin's Puppets") (uncredited)
Robert Lewis ... (uncredited)
Max Liebman ... (uncredited)
Eugene Loring ... (uncredited)
Wilkie C. Mahoney ... (uncredited)
Jack McGowan ... (uncredited)
William Noble ... (uncredited)
James O'Hanlon ... (uncredited)
Samson Raphaelson ... (uncredited)
Philip Rapp ... (uncredited)
William Schorr ... (uncredited)
Joseph Schrank ... (uncredited)
Red Skelton ... (segment) (segment "When Television Comes") (uncredited)
Frank Sullivan ... (uncredited)
Kay Thompson ... (uncredited)
Harry Tugend ... (written by) (segment "When Television Comes") (uncredited)
Charles Walters ... (uncredited)
Billy K. Wells ... (written by) (segment "Pay the Two Dollars") (uncredited)
George White ... (written by) (segment "Pay the Two Dollars") (uncredited)
Edgar Allan Woolf ... (uncredited)
Joseph Erens ... (uncredited)
Edna Skelton ... (segment) (segment "When Television Comes") (uncredited)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Fred Astaire ... Fred Astaire ('Here's to the Ladies') / Raffles ('This Heart of Mine') / Tai Long ('Limehouse Blues') / Gentleman ('The Babbit and the Bromide')
Lucille Ball ... Lucille Ball ('Here's to the Ladies')
Lucille Bremer ... Princess ('This Heart of Mine') / Moy Ling in 'Limehouse Blues')
Fanny Brice ... Norma Edelman ('A Sweepstakes Ticket')
Judy Garland ... The Star ('A Great Lady Has An Interview')
Kathryn Grayson ... Kathryn Grayson ('Beauty')
Lena Horne ... Lena Horne ('Love')
Gene Kelly ... Gentleman ('The Babbit and the Bromide')
James Melton ... Alfredo ('La Traviata')
Victor Moore ... Lawyer's Client ('Pay the Two Dollars')
Red Skelton ... J. Newton Numbskull ('When Television Comes')
Esther Williams ... Esther Williams ('A Water Ballet')
William Powell ... Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
Edward Arnold ... Lawyer ('Pay the Two Dollars')
Marion Bell Marion Bell ... Violetta ('La Traviata')
Cyd Charisse ... Ballerina ('Beauty')
Hume Cronyn ... Monty ('A Sweepstakes Ticket')
William Frawley ... Martin ('A Sweepstakes Ticket')
Robert Lewis ... Chinese Gentleman ('Limehouse Blues' / Telephone Voice ('Number Please')
Virginia O'Brien ... Virginia O'Brien ('Here's to the Ladies')
Keenan Wynn ... Caller ('Number Please')
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bunin's Puppets Bunin's Puppets ... Puppets
Rod Alexander Rod Alexander ... Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Robert Ames Robert Ames ... Masked Man ('Limehouse Blues') (uncredited)
Gloria Joy Arden Gloria Joy Arden ... Dancer (uncredited)
Jean Ashton Jean Ashton ... Dancer (uncredited)
Irene Austin Irene Austin ... Dancer (uncredited)
William Bailey ... Subway Passenger ('Pay the Two Dollars') (uncredited)
Juliette Ball Juliette Ball ... Club Patron ('Love') (uncredited)
Bonnie Barlowe Bonnie Barlowe ... Dancer (uncredited)
James Barron James Barron ... Couple with Banners in 'Limehouse Blues' (uncredited)
Eleanor Bayley ... Couple with Branches in 'Limehouse Blues' (uncredited)
Judi Blacque Judi Blacque ... Dancer (uncredited)
Lennie Bluett Lennie Bluett ... Dancer ('Love') (uncredited)
Karin Booth ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Norman Borine Norman Borine ... Dancer (uncredited)
Helen Boyce Helen Boyce ... Countess ('This Heart of Mine') (uncredited)
Hazel Brooks ... Dancer (uncredited)
Ed Brown Ed Brown ... Dancer (uncredited)
Marie Bryant ... Woman Getting Her Man Taken in ('Love') (uncredited)
Kathleen Cartmill Kathleen Cartmill ... Dancer (uncredited)
Lucille Casey Lucille Casey ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Jack Cavan Jack Cavan ... Dancer (uncredited)
Elise Cavanna Elise Cavanna ... Tall Woman (uncredited)
Feodor Chaliapin Jr. ... Lieutenant ('This Heart of Mine') (uncredited)
Naomi Childers ... Duchess ('This Heart of Mine') (uncredited)
Milton Chisholm Milton Chisholm ... Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Marilyn Christine Marilyn Christine ... Dancer (uncredited)
Charles Coleman ... Majordomo ('This Heart of Mine') (uncredited)
Aina Constant Aina Constant ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Laura Corbay Laura Corbay ... Dancer (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan ... 1st Judge ('Pay the Two Dollars') (uncredited)
Dick D'Arcy Dick D'Arcy ... Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Elizabeth Dailey Elizabeth Dailey ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
William B. Davidson ... 2nd Judge ('Pay the Two Dollars') (uncredited)
Jack Deery Jack Deery ... Man (uncredited)
Dante DiPaolo Dante DiPaolo ... Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Frances Donelan Frances Donelan ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Natalie Draper ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn ... 3rd Subway Policeman ('Pay the Two Dollars') (uncredited)
Rita Dunn Rita Dunn ... Dancer (uncredited)
Meredyth Durrell Meredyth Durrell ... Dancer (uncredited)
Mary Jo Ellis Mary Jo Ellis ... Couple with Banners in 'Limehouse Blues' (uncredited)
Rex Evans ... Butler ('A Great Lady Has An Interview') (uncredited)
Shawn Ferguson Shawn Ferguson ... Dancer (uncredited)
Sam Flint ... Majordomo's Assistant ('This Heart of Mine') (uncredited)
Jeanne Francis Jeanne Francis ... Dancer (uncredited)
Sean Francis Sean Francis ... Ensemble in 'Limehouse Blues' (uncredited)
Jean French Jean French ... Dancer (uncredited)
Mary Jane French Mary Jane French ... Dancer (uncredited)
Sam Garrett Sam Garrett ... Roping / Twirling Act (uncredited)
Karen X. Gaylord ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Sidney Gordon ... Masked Man ('This Heart of Mine') (uncredited)
David Gray David Gray ... Dancer (uncredited)
Aileen Haley ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Carol Haney ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Suzette Harbin Suzette Harbin ... Flirt ('Love') (uncredited)
Avanelle Harris Avanelle Harris ... Club Patron ('Love') (uncredited)
Maggie Hathaway Maggie Hathaway ... Dancer ('Love') (uncredited)
Charles Hawkins Charles Hawkins ... Club Patron ('Love') (uncredited)
Bill Hawley Bill Hawley ... Dancer (uncredited)
Harry Hayden Harry Hayden ... Warden ('Pay the Two Dollars') (uncredited)
Doreen Hayward Doreen Hayward ... Dancer (uncredited)
Cleo Herndon Cleo Herndon ... Dancer ('Love') (uncredited)
George Hill George Hill ... 2nd Subway Policeman ('Pay the Two Dollars') (uncredited)
Shirlee Howard Shirlee Howard ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Don Hulbert Don Hulbert ... Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Charlotte Hunter Charlotte Hunter ... Dancer (uncredited)
Virginia Hunter Virginia Hunter ... Dancer (uncredited)
Patricia Jackson Patricia Jackson ... Dancer (uncredited)
Margaret Kays Margaret Kays ... Dancer (uncredited)
James King James King ... Rooster ('Limehouse Blues') (uncredited)
Laura Knight Laura Knight ... Dancer (uncredited)
Laura Lane Laura Lane ... Dancer (uncredited)
Margaret Laurence Margaret Laurence ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Peter Lawford ... Porky ('Number Please') (voice) (uncredited)
Harriet Lee Harriet Lee ... Bar Singer ('Limehouse Blues') (uncredited)
Dale Lefler Dale Lefler ... Dancer (uncredited)
Eugene Loring ... Costermonger ('Limehouse Blues') (uncredited)
Charles Lunard Charles Lunard ... Masked Man ('Limehouse Blues') (uncredited)
Herb Lurie Herb Lurie ... Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Patricia Lynn Patricia Lynn ... Ensemble in 'Limehouse Blues' (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack ... Subway Passenger ('Pay the Two Dollars') (uncredited)
Melvin Martin Melvin Martin ... Dancer (uncredited)
Matt Mattox ... Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Bert May Bert May ... Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Diane Meredith Diane Meredith ... Dancer (uncredited)
Ruth Merman Ruth Merman ... Ensemble in 'Limehouse Blues' (uncredited)
Lorraine Miller ... Dancer (uncredited)
Joyce Murray Joyce Murray ... Dancer (uncredited)
Noreen Nash ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Janet Nevis Janet Nevis ... Dancer (uncredited)
Ray Nyles Ray Nyles ... Dancer (uncredited)
Helen O'Hara ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Billy O'Shay Billy O'Shay ... Dancer (uncredited)
Garry Owen ... 1st Subway Policeman ('Limehouse Blues') (uncredited)
Jack Purcell Jack Purcell ... Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Tommy Rall ... Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Ellen Ray Ellen Ray ... Couple with Parasols in 'Limehouse Blues' (uncredited)
Elynne Ray Elynne Ray ... Dancer (uncredited)
Jane Ray Jane Ray ... Dancer (uncredited)
Dorothy Raye ... Dancer (uncredited)
Jack Regas Jack Regas ... Masked Man ('Limehouse Blues') (uncredited)
Beth Renner Beth Renner ... Dancer (uncredited)
Ricky Ricardi Ricky Ricardi ... Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Alex Romero ... Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Billy Shead Billy Shead ... Couple with Parasols in 'Limehouse Blues' (uncredited)
Elaine Shepard ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Silver Silver ... Horse in 'Here's to the Girls' (uncredited)
Melba Snowden Melba Snowden ... Dancer (uncredited)
Walter Stane Walter Stane ... Dancer (uncredited)
Ronald Stanton Ronald Stanton ... Couple with Branches in 'Limehouse Blues' (uncredited)
Ivon Starr Ivon Starr ... Dancer (uncredited)
Larry Steers ... Magistrate ('Pay the Two Dollars') (uncredited)
Count Stefenelli Count Stefenelli ... Count ('This Heart of Mine') (uncredited)
Wanda Stevenson Wanda Stevenson ... Ensemble in 'Limehouse Blues' (uncredited)
Grady Sutton ... Texan ('Number Please') (uncredited)
Ray Teal ... 2nd Subway Policeman ('Limehouse Blues') (uncredited)
Kay Thompson ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Audrey Totter ... Phone Operator ('Number Please') (voice) (uncredited)
Robert Trout Robert Trout ... Dancer (uncredited)
Dorothy Tuttle Dorothy Tuttle ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Dorothy Van Nuys Dorothy Van Nuys ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Arthur Walsh Arthur Walsh ... Telegraph Boy ('A Sweepstakes Ticket') (uncredited)
Robert Wayne ... Dyseptic ('This Heart of Mine') (uncredited)
Eve Whitney ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Kay Williams ... Girl ('Number Please') / Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Katherine Yorke Katherine Yorke ... Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)

Produced by 

Arthur Freed ... producer

Music by 

Roger Edens ... (uncredited)
Lennie Hayton ... (uncredited)
Conrad Salinger ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by 

George J. Folsey ... director of photography (as George Folsey)
Charles Rosher ... director of photography
Ray June ... (uncredited)

Editing by 

Albert Akst

Art Direction by 

Cedric Gibbons
Merrill Pye
Jack Martin Smith
Lemuel Ayers ... (uncredited)
Edward C. Carfagno ... (uncredited)
Harry McAfee ... (uncredited)

Set Decoration by 

Edwin B. Willis

Costume Design by 

Helen Rose
Tony Duquette ... (uncredited)
Irene ... (uncredited)

Makeup Department 

Jack Dawn ... makeup artist
Sydney Guilaroff ... hair stylist
Florence Erickson ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Dorothy Ponedel ... key makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management 

Gilbert Kurland ... unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Jack Greenwood ... assistant director
Al Shenberg ... assistant director
Lou Bunin ... assistant director (uncredited)
Arvid Griffen ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Mac Alper ... associate set decorator
William Ferrari ... art director: puppet sequence
Henry Greutert ... sculptor
Irene Sharaff ... art director: "Limehouse Blues" sequence (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Douglas Shearer ... recording director
Joe Edmondson ... unit mixer (uncredited)
William Steinkamp ... re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)
Michael Steinore ... re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)
John A. Williams ... re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by 

Mark Davis ... matte paintings camera (uncredited)
A. Arnold Gillespie ... miniatures (uncredited) / transparency projection shots (uncredited)
Warren Newcombe ... matte paintings (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Robert J. Bronner ... first assistant camera (segment "When Television Comes") (uncredited)
John M. Nickolaus Jr. ... second camera operator (uncredited)
Sidney Wagner ... photographer (uncredited)

Animation Department 

Lou Bunin ... animator
Lou Chuten ... animation supervisor (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Irene ... costume supervisor
Florence Bunin ... puppet costume designer (segment "Pay the Two Dollars") (uncredited)
Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited) / jeweller (uncredited)
George Petty ... costume designer: Ziegfeld girls (uncredited)

Editorial Department 

Henri Jaffa ... associate color director: Technicolor
Natalie Kalmus ... color director: Technicolor

Music Department 

Ted Duncan ... music arranger
Roger Edens ... musical adapter
Lennie Hayton ... musical director
Wally Heglin ... orchestrator
Calvin Jackson ... music arranger
Paul Marquardt ... music arranger
Conrad Salinger ... orchestrator
Kay Thompson ... vocal arranger
Earl Cates ... music mixer (uncredited)
Fletcher Henderson ... music arranger (uncredited)
M.J. McLaughlin ... music mixer (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Robert Alton ... dance director
Roy Del Ruth ... additional choreographer
Eugene Loring ... additional choreographer
Charles Walters ... additional choreographer
Helen Auer ... secretary: Mr. Freed (uncredited)
Belva Lannan ... secretary: Mr. Edens (uncredited)
Joe Niemeyer ... stand-in: Fred Astaire (segment "Pay the Two Dollars") (uncredited)
Norman Taurog ... director of prologue and retakes (uncredited)

See also

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