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| Rex Harrison | ... | Sir Alfred De Carter | |
| Linda Darnell | ... | Daphne De Carter | |
| Rudy Vallee | ... | August Henshler | |
| Barbara Lawrence | ... | Barbara Henshler | |
| Kurt Kreuger | ... | Anthony Windborn | |
| Lionel Stander | ... | Hugo Standoff | |
| Edgar Kennedy | ... | Detective Sweeney | |
| Al Bridge | ... | House Detective (as Alan Bridge) | |
| Julius Tannen | ... | O'Brien | |
| Torben Meyer | ... | Dr. Schultz | |
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| Pati Behrs | ... | Bit Part (uncredited) | |
| George Beranger | ... | Maitre D' (uncredited) | |
| Evelyn Beresford | ... | Madame Pompadour (uncredited) | |
| Georgia Caine | ... | Dowager (uncredited) | |
| Harry Carter | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Bill Cartledge | ... | Page Boy (uncredited) | |
| Ruth Clifford | ... | Saleslady (uncredited) | |
| Douglas Gerrard | ... | Bit Part (uncredited) | |
| Robert Greig | ... | Jules, the Valet (uncredited) | |
| Sam Harris | ... | Bit Part (uncredited) | |
| Isabel Jewell | ... | First Telephone Operator (uncredited) | |
| Laurette Luez | ... | Hatcheck Girl (uncredited) | |
| J. Farrell MacDonald | ... | Stage Doorman (uncredited) | |
| Marion Marshall | ... | Maisie, Second Telephone Operator (uncredited) | |
| George Matthews | ... | Musician (uncredited) | |
| George Melford | ... | Man in Audience (uncredited) | |
| Frank Mills | ... | Stage Hand (uncredited) | |
| Frank Moran | ... | Fire Chief (uncredited) | |
| Dave Morris | ... | Musician (uncredited) | |
| Franz Roehn | ... | Musician (uncredited) | |
| Tamara Schee | ... | Madame La Lotte (uncredited) | |
| Charles Tannen | ... | Airport Information Man (uncredited) | |
| Max Wagner | ... | Stage Manager (uncredited) | |
Réalisé par | |||
| Preston Sturges | |||
Scénaristes | ||
| Preston Sturges | (screenplay) | |
Produit par | |||
| Preston Sturges | .... | producer | |
Image | |||
| Victor Milner | (director of photography) | ||
Montage | |||
| Robert Fritch | |||
Direction artistique | |||
| Lyle R. Wheeler | (as Lyle Wheeler) | ||
| Joseph C. Wright | |||
Décorateur de plateau | |||
| Paul S. Fox | |||
| Thomas Little | |||
Création des costumes | |||
| Bonnie Cashin | |||
Maquillage | |||
| Ben Nye | .... | makeup artist | |
| Franz Prehoda | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
| Henry Vilardo | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
| Marie Walter | .... | hair stylist (uncredited) | |
| Gladys Witten | .... | hair stylist (uncredited) | |
Directeur de production | |||
| Charles Hall | .... | production manager (uncredited) | |
Assistant réalisateur | |||
| Gaston Glass | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
Technicien du son | |||
| Roger Heman Sr. | .... | sound (as Roger Heman) | |
| Arthur von Kirbach | .... | sound (as Arthur L. Kirbach) | |
Effets spéciaux | |||
| Fred Sersen | .... | special photographic effects | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Eddie Ledgerwood | .... | grip (uncredited) | |
| F. Bud Mautino | .... | camera operator (uncredited) | |
| Ray Nolan | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Charles Le Maire | .... | wardrobe director (as Charles LeMaire) | |
| Sam Benson | .... | wardrobe supervisor (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Alfred Newman | .... | musical director | |
| Gioacchino Rossini | .... | composer: additional music | |
| Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | .... | composer: additional music (as Peter Ilyitch Tchaikowsky) | |
| Richard Wagner | .... | composer: additional music | |
| Cyril J. Mockridge | .... | composer: additional music (uncredited) | |
| Edward B. Powell | .... | orchestrator: Cyril J. Mockridge (uncredited) | |
Divers | |||
| Stephen Brooks | .... | production assistant | |
| Robin Sanders Clark | .... | conducting instructor: Rex Harrison | |
| Stanley Scheuer | .... | script supervisor (uncredited) | |
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Well well, I certainly found this to be a very mixed bag, I simply adore Preston Sturges, the satirical wit in many of his classic standards is still thrilling new fans as each year passes by. This one was one I had to hunt down to add to my collection purely because of its director, and what trusted review sources I looked at led me to expect an undervalued masterpiece. Sadly the film only hints at greatness and I wasn't in the least bit surprised to find that the film had been cut by 20 minutes such was the uneven feel I got from it.
The film centres on a comic slant of misconception, mistrust, and one mans zany decent into jealous madness. Believing his beautiful wife is having an affair, top conductor Sir Alfred De Carter {an ebullient Rex Harrison} dreams three scenarios that will give him peace, all very different, and all played out to the accompaniment of classical music, Rossini's-Semiramide, Wagner's-Tannhauser, and Tchaikovsky's-Francesca de Rimini. These sequences lift the film out of the stupor that besets the piece for most of the first half, and this sets us up nicely for the finale as we see which route Carter has chosen and of course the mirthful results that ensues.
Back on release the film didn't catch on, and we can only wonder what the film would have been like with the added scenes still in place, I like to think that Sturges really had crafted the masterpiece that some top line critics today believe the film actually is. The film was also blighted by a sad scandal as Rex Harrison's girlfriend Carole Landis committed suicide and naturally the films distributor {Fox} felt the films subject matter was just too close to the bone to support wholesale, and the subsequent lack of support practically killed the film on release to the point that Sturges never made another American film again . It's an entertaining film, the music working with the mindset of the protagonist works a treat, and the comedy stands up well to tickle the ribs, but it will always be a case of so near, yet so far, but that of course is my own humble opinion.
7/10