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How to Be Very, Very Popular (1955) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Nunnally Johnson

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Edward Hope ... (novel)
Nunnally Johnson
Howard Lindsay ... (play)
Lyford Moore ... (play)
Harlan Thompson ... (play)

Cast (in credits order)  

Betty Grable ... Stormy Tornado
Sheree North ... Curly Flagg
Robert Cummings ... Fillmore 'Wedge' Wedgewood
Charles Coburn ... Dr. Tweed
Tommy Noonan ... Eddie Jones
Orson Bean ... Toby Marshall
Fred Clark ... B.J. Marshall
Charlotte Austin ... Midge
Alice Pearce ... Miss 'Syl' Sylvester
Rhys Williams ... Cedric Flagg
Andrew Tombes ... Police Sgt. Moon
Noel Toy Noel Toy ... Cherry Blossom Wang
Emory Parnell ... Chief of Police
Harry Carter ... Bus Driver
Jesslyn Fax ... Music Teacher
Jack Mather ... 1st Police Detective
Mike Lally ... 2nd Police Detective (as Michael Lally)
Milton Parsons ... Mr. X - Bald Barber
Janice Carroll Janice Carroll ... Burlesque Dancer
Joan Holcombe Joan Holcombe ... Burlesque Dancer
Iona McKenzie Iona McKenzie ... Burlesque Dancer
Howard Petrie ... Desk Sergeant
Harry Seymour Harry Seymour ... Teacher
Jean Walters Jean Walters ... Telephone Operator
Stanley Farrar ... Professor
Willard Waterman ... Speaker
Anthony Redondo Anthony Redondo ... Airport Attendant
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jean Acker ... (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor ... (uncredited)
Leah Baird ... (uncredited)
Gertrude Carr Gertrude Carr ... (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb ... Cop (uncredited)
Barry Coe ... Student (uncredited)
Richard Collier ... Man in Bar (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin ... Yawning Man at Strip Bar (uncredited)
Irene Crosby Irene Crosby ... Performer (uncredited)
Mina Cunard ... (uncredited)
Harry Denny Harry Denny ... Faculty Member (uncredited)
Dan Dowling Dan Dowling ... (uncredited)
Minta Durfee ... Faculty Member (uncredited)
Conrad Feia Conrad Feia ... Student (uncredited)
Norman Field Norman Field ... Waiter Fleeting Strip Bar (uncredited)
Paul Glass Paul Glass ... Student (uncredited)
Kit Guard ... Man in Strip Bar (uncredited)
Harlan Hoagland Harlan Hoagland ... (uncredited)
Colin Kenny ... Strip Bar Bartender (uncredited)
Gustave Lax Gustave Lax ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Gertrude Mack Gertrude Mack ... (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack ... (uncredited)
Hank Mann ... News Vendor (uncredited)
Ralph Moratz Ralph Moratz ... Graduating Student (uncredited)
Eva Novak ... (uncredited)
Leslie Parrish ... Girl on Bus (uncredited)
Dorothy Phillips ... (uncredited)
Paul Power Paul Power ... (uncredited)
Arline Pretty ... (uncredited)
Jack Raine ... Speaker (uncredited)
Bill Raisch ... (uncredited)
Buck Russell Buck Russell ... Faculty Member (uncredited)
Scott Seaton ... (uncredited)
Bernard Sell ... (uncredited)
Reginald Simpson ... (uncredited)
Garry Thorne Garry Thorne ... Student (uncredited)
Colin Ward Colin Ward ... (uncredited)

Produced by 

Nunnally Johnson ... producer

Music by 

Cyril J. Mockridge

Cinematography by 

Milton R. Krasner ... director of photography (as Milton Krasner)

Editing by 

Louis R. Loeffler

Art Direction by 

John DeCuir
Lyle R. Wheeler

Set Decoration by 

Chester Bayhi
Walter M. Scott

Costume Design by 

Travilla

Makeup Department 

Ben Nye ... makeup artist
Helen Turpin ... hair stylist
Lynn F. Reynolds ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Ad Schaumer ... assistant director

Sound Department 

Harry M. Leonard ... sound
E. Clayton Ward ... sound
Ray Bomba ... sound editor (uncredited)
Ralph Hickey ... sound editor (uncredited)
Kenneth Honnold ... sound editor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by 

Ray Kellogg ... special photographic effects

Camera and Electrical Department 

Alfred Lebovitz ... camera assistant (uncredited)
Jacques R. Marquette ... camera assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Charles Le Maire ... wardrobe director

Editorial Department 

Leonard Doss ... color consultant

Music Department 

Ken Darby ... vocal supervisor
Skip Martin ... orchestrator
Lionel Newman ... conductor
Eugene Poddany ... orchestrator
Edward B. Powell ... orchestrator
Bernard Mayers ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Alfred Newman ... composer: additional music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Rose Steinberg ... script supervisor

Additional Crew 

Paul Godkin ... choreographer
Sonia Shaw ... choreographer

See also

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