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Idiot's Delight (1939) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Clarence Brown

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Vicki Baum ... (uncredited)
Robert E. Sherwood ... (play)
Robert E. Sherwood ... (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Norma Shearer ... Irene
Clark Gable ... Harry
Edward Arnold ... Achille Weber
Charles Coburn ... Dr. Waldersee
Joseph Schildkraut ... Captain Kirvline
Burgess Meredith ... Quillery
Laura Hope Crews ... Madame Zuleika
Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher ... Donald Navadel (as Skeets Gallagher)
Peter Willes ... Mr. Cherry
Pat Paterson ... Mrs. Cherry
William Edmunds William Edmunds ... Dumptsy
Fritz Feld ... Pittatek
Virginia Grey ... Les Blondes - Shirley
Virginia Dale ... Les Blondes - Francine
Paula Stone ... Les Blondes - Beulah
Bernadene Hayes ... Les Blondes - Edna
Joan Marsh ... Les Blondes - Elaine
Lorraine Krueger ... Les Blondes - Bebe
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Barbara Bedford ... Nurse #1 (uncredited)
Gertrude Bennett Gertrude Bennett ... Woman with Powders (uncredited)
Margaret Bert Margaret Bert ... Nurse #2 (uncredited)
Clem Bevans ... Jimmy Barzek (uncredited)
Hobart Cavanaugh ... Frueheim (uncredited)
Jimmy Conlin ... Stagehand (uncredited)
Anna Demetrio Anna Demetrio ... Fat Italian Woman on Train (uncredited)
Helen Dickson ... Mrs. McCreevy (uncredited)
Frank Faylen ... Ed (uncredited)
Bud Geary ... Ambulance Passenger (uncredited)
Jack Grey Jack Grey ... Townsman (uncredited)
Eddie Gribbon ... Cop (uncredited)
William Irving ... Sandro (uncredited)
Charles Judels ... Daka (uncredited)
Suzanne Kaaren ... Nurse #3 (uncredited)
Evalyn Knapp ... Nurse #4 (uncredited)
Edward LeSaint ... The Honorable Thomas McCreevy (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis ... Chief Wahoo (uncredited)
Francis McDonald ... Flight Captain (uncredited)
Claire McDowell ... Crying Mother (uncredited)
Buddy Messinger ... Usher (uncredited)
Robert Middlemass ... Hospital Commandant (uncredited)
Adolph Milar Adolph Milar ... Fellara (uncredited)
Rudolf Myzet Rudolf Myzet ... Czech Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Frank Orth ... Benny Zinsser (uncredited)
Garry Owen ... Newsstand Vendor (uncredited)
Paul Panzer ... Greek Chef (uncredited)
Emory Parnell ... Fifth Avenue Mounted Cop (uncredited)
Lee Phelps Lee Phelps ... Train Announcer (uncredited)
Edward Raquello ... Chiari (uncredited)
George Sorel George Sorel ... Major (uncredited)
Harry Strang ... Sergeant at Ambulance (uncredited)
Bernard Suss Bernard Suss ... Auguste (uncredited)
Frank M. Thomas ... Bert (uncredited)
E. Alyn Warren ... Clerk at Royal Grand Hotel (uncredited)
Bonita Weber Bonita Weber ... Woman with Catsup (uncredited)
Joe Yule ... Vaudeville Comic (uncredited)

Produced by 

Clarence Brown ... producer
Hunt Stromberg ... producer

Music by 

Herbert Stothart

Cinematography by 

William H. Daniels ... (as William Daniels) (photographed by)

Editing by 

Robert Kern ... (as Robert J. Kern)

Art Direction by 

Cedric Gibbons

Set Decoration by 

Edwin B. Willis

Costume Design by 

Adrian ... (gowns)

Makeup Department 

Sydney Guilaroff ... hair stylist: Miss Shearer

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Robert A. Golden ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Wade B. Rubottom ... associate art director

Sound Department 

Douglas Shearer ... recording director

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Editorial Department 

John Hoffman ... montage
Slavko Vorkapich ... montage

Music Department 

Murray Cutter ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Paul Marquardt ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Leonid Raab ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

George King ... choreographer
Sal Haines ... rehearsal dance double for Clark Gable (uncredited)
Crew verified as complete

See also

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