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Cast
Gary Cooper | As: Longfellow Deeds | |
Jean Arthur | As: Babe Bennett | |
George Bancroft | As: MacWade | |
Lionel Stander | As: Cornelius Cobb | |
Douglass Dumbrille | As: John Cedar |
Storyline
Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life. When a relative dies and leaves Deeds a fortune, Longfellow moves to the big city where he becomes an instant target for everyone. Deeds outwits them all until Babe Bennett comes along. When small-town boy meets big-city girl anything can, and does, happen.
Tagline: | Rocking America with laughter! |
Certification: | KN |
Cast
Gary Cooper |
Longfellow Deeds |
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Jean Arthur |
Babe Bennett |
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George Bancroft |
MacWade |
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Lionel Stander |
Cornelius Cobb |
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Douglass Dumbrille |
John Cedar |
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Raymond Walburn |
Walter |
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H.B. Warner |
Judge May |
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Ruth Donnelly |
Mabel Dawson |
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Walter Catlett |
Morrow |
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John Wray |
Farmer |
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Stanley Andrews |
James Cedar (uncredited) |
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Irving Bacon |
Frank (uncredited) |
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Hank Bell |
Unemployed Farmer in Line and Courtroom (uncredited) |
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Billy Bevan |
Cabby (uncredited) |
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Spencer Charters |
Mal (uncredited) |
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Dora Clement |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Gino Corrado |
Strolling Violinist (uncredited) |
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George Cooper |
Bob (uncredited) |
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Cecil Cunningham |
Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Emma Dunn |
Mrs. Meredith (uncredited) |
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Mary Lou Dix |
Shop Girl (uncredited) |
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Ann Doran |
Girl on Bus (uncredited) |
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Muriel Evans |
Theresa (uncredited) |
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Bess Flowers |
Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Charles K. French |
Unemployed Farmer (uncredited) |
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Edward Gargan |
Bodyguard (uncredited) |
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George 'Gabby' Hayes |
Farmer's Spokesman (uncredited) |
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Arthur Hoyt |
Budington (uncredited) |
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Paul Hurst |
1st Deputy (uncredited) |
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Edward Keane |
Board Member (uncredited) |
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Charles Lane |
Hallor (uncredited) |
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Edward LeSaint |
Dr. Fosdick (uncredited) |
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Warren Hymer |
Bodyguard (uncredited) |
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Edwin Maxwell |
Douglas (uncredited) |
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Lafe McKee |
Unemployed Farmer in Line and Courtroom (uncredited) |
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Frank McLure |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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George Meeker |
Henneberry (uncredited) |
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Mayo Methot |
Mrs. Semple (uncredited) |
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James Millican |
Interne (uncredited) |
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Bert Moorhouse |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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Jack Mower |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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Louis Natheaux |
Waiter (uncredited) |
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Dennis O'Keefe |
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited) |
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Bud Osborne |
Unemployed Farmer in Line and Courtroom (uncredited) |
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Franklin Pangborn |
The Tailor (uncredited) |
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Barnett Parker |
Butler (uncredited) |
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William Phillips |
Cameraman (uncredited) |
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Paul Porcasi |
Italian Opera Board Member (uncredited) |
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Christian Rub |
Christian Jenson (uncredited) |
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Hal Price |
Policeman (uncredited) |
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Charles C. Wilson |
County Hospital Guard (uncredited) |
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Steve Clark |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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Pierre Watkin |
Arthur Cedar (uncredited) |
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Gustav von Seyffertitz |
Dr. Emile Von Hallor (uncredited) |
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Jameson Thomas |
Mr. Semple (uncredited) |
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John Tyrrell |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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Frank Austin |
George Rankin (uncredited) |
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John W. Austin |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Louise Bates |
Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Bobbie Beal |
Chorine (uncredited) |
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Georgie Billings |
Little Boy (uncredited) |
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John Binns |
Old Lawyer (uncredited) |
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Wyrley Birch |
Psychiatrist (uncredited) |
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Beatrice Blinn |
Assistant Secretary (uncredited) |
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Katherine Block |
Nurse (uncredited) |
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Sammy Blum |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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Joe Bordeaux |
Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Harry C. Bradley |
Anderson (uncredited) |
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Charles Brinley |
Farmer (uncredited) |
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Hal Budlong |
Elevator Man (uncredited) |
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Vera Burnett |
Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Fred Cady |
Farmer (uncredited) |
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Mary Jane Carey |
Minor Role (uncredited) |
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James Carlisle |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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Jack Cheatham |
Policeman (uncredited) |
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Jack Rube Clifford |
Court Policeman (uncredited) |
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James Conaty |
Auditor (uncredited) |
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Charles Conrad |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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Georgie Cooper |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Thomas A. Curran |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Beatrice Curtis |
Secretary (uncredited) |
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Boyd Davis |
Young Lawyer (uncredited) |
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Helen Dickson |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Rita Donlin |
Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Walter Downing |
Farmer (uncredited) |
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Tex Driscoll |
Farmer (uncredited) |
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Adabelle Driver |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Paul Everton |
Farmer (uncredited) |
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Florence Dudley |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Bobby Dunn |
Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Peter Duray |
Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Janet Eastman |
Shop Girl (uncredited) |
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Oliver Eckhardt |
Dr. Emerson (uncredited) |
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Jay Eaton |
Writer (uncredited) |
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Carlton Griffin |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Adolph Faylauer |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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Robert Ellsworth |
Policeman (uncredited) |
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Juanita Fletcher |
Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Octavio Giraud |
Farmer (uncredited) |
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Jack Hatfield |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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Chuck Hamilton |
Policeman (uncredited) |
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Sherry Hall |
Charlie (uncredited) |
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Frank Hammond |
Information Booth Man (uncredited) |
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Sam Harris |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Beth Hartman |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Ralph McCullough |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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Althea Henley |
Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Al Herman |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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Harry Holden |
Courtroom Guard (uncredited) |
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Charles Herzinger |
Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Lew Hicks |
Chuck Collins (uncredited) |
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Fay Holderness |
Nurse (uncredited) |
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Frank Holliday |
Mr. Dodsworth (uncredited) |
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Gladden James |
Court Clerk (uncredited) |
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Eddie Kane |
Brookfield (uncredited) |
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William Irving |
Writer (uncredited) |
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Arthur Stuart Hull |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Alphonse Martell |
Headwaiter (uncredited) |
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Frederick Lee |
Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Stella LeSaint |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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James B. Leong |
Chinese Chauffeur (uncredited) |
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Mike Lally |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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Lillian Lawrence |
Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Ann Kunde |
Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Margarete Matzenauer |
Madame Pomponi (uncredited) |
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Margaret McWade |
Amy Faulkner (uncredited) |
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Robert Milasch |
Farmer (uncredited) |
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Harold Miller |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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Patricia Monroe |
Hat Check Girl (uncredited) |
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Gene Morgan |
Waiter (uncredited) |
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Edwin Mordant |
Board Member (uncredited) |
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Jack Montgomery |
Farmer (uncredited) |
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Edmund Mortimer |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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John T. Murray |
Writer (uncredited) |
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Henry Norton |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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Frank O'Connor |
Train Conductor (uncredited) |
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Broderick O'Farrell |
Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Peggy Page |
Cigarette Girl (uncredited) |
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Ethel Palmer |
Governess (uncredited) |
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George Pauncefort |
Board Member (uncredited) |
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Gertrude Pedlar |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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John Picorri |
Board Member (uncredited) |
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Richard Powell |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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Arthur Rankin |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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Ky Robinson |
Deputy (uncredited) |
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Frederick Roland |
Board Member (uncredited) |
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Adrian Rosley |
Italian Interpreter (uncredited) |
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Lillian Ross |
Hat Check Girl (uncredited) |
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Anne Schaefer |
Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Margaret Seddon |
Jane Faulkner (uncredited) |
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Harvey Shepherd |
Interne (uncredited) |
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Antrim Short |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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Lee Shumway |
Bailiff (uncredited) |
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S.S. Simon |
Farmer (uncredited) |
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Kay Smith |
Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Pat Somerset |
Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Harry Stafford |
Board Member (uncredited) |
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Larry Steers |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Bert Stevens |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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Brick Sullivan |
Policeman (uncredited) |
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Charles Sullivan |
Beatle Puss (uncredited) |
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Peggy Terry |
Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Dale Van Sickel |
Lawyer (uncredited) |
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Ellinor Vanderveer |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Bess Wade |
Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Pauline Wagner |
Phone Operator (uncredited) |
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Larry Wheat |
Clerk (uncredited) |
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Lee Willard |
Businessman (uncredited) |
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Jack Wise |
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited) |
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Florence Wix |
Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Vesey O'Davoren |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
Directed By
Frank Capra |
Director |
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Charles C. Coleman |
Assistant Director |
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Writing Credits
Clarence Budington Kelland |
Story |
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Robert Riskin |
Screenplay |
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Production Crew
Frank Capra |
Producer |
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Edited By
Gene Havlick |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Samuel Lange |
Costume Design |
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Sound
Howard Jackson |
Original Music Composer |
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Edward Bernds |
Sound Engineer |
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John P. Livadary |
Sound Director |
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Howard Jackson |
Music Director |
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Louis Silvers |
Music |
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Visual Effects
Roy Davidson |
Visual Effects |
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Camera
Joseph Walker |
Director of Photography |
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Irving Lippman |
Still Photographer |
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Lighting
Art Department
Stephen Goosson |
Art Direction |
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Other Crew
Frances Morris |
Stand In |
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Slim Talbot |
Stand In |
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