Billy Bigelow has been dead for 15 years. Now outside the pearly gates, he long ago waived his right to go back to Earth for a day. He has heard that there is a problem with his family: namely with his wife Julie Bigelow, née Jordan, and his child he hasn't met. He would now like to head back to Earth to assist in rectifying the problem; but before he may go, he has to get permission from the gatekeeper by telling him his story. Adapted from the Rodgers and Hammerstein hit Broadway musical.
Cast
Gordon MacRae
Billy Bigelow
Shirley Jones
Julie Jordan
Cameron Mitchell
Jigger Craigin
Barbara Ruick
Carrie Pipperidge
Claramae Turner
Cousin Nettie
Robert Rounseville
Mr. Enoch Snow
Gene Lockhart
Starkeeper / Dr. Selden
Audrey Christie
Mrs. Mullin
Susan Luckey
Louise Bigelow
William LeMassena
Heavenly Friend
John Dehner
Mr. Bascombe
Jacques d'Amboise
Louise's 'Starlight Carnival' Dancing Partner
Crew
Henry King
Director
Benjamin Glazer
Adaptation
Henry Ephron
Screenplay, Producer
Phoebe Ephron
Screenplay
Oscar Hammerstein II
Book, Lyricist, Musical
William Reynolds
Editor
Charles G. Clarke
Director of Photography
Stanley Hough
Assistant Director
Charles LeMaire
Wardrobe Supervisor
Mary Wills
Costume Design
Helen Turpin
Hairstylist
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Harry M. Leonard
Sound
Bernard Freericks
Sound
Ray Kellogg
Special Effects
Richard Rodgers
Original Music Composer, Music, Songs, Musical
Alfred Newman
Music Supervisor, Conductor
Chester L. Bayhi
Set Decoration
Walter M. Scott
Set Decoration
Rod Alexander
Choreographer
Agnes de Mille
Choreographer
Ferenc Molnár
Theatre Play
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction
Jack Martin Smith
Art Direction
Edward B. Powell
Orchestrator
Herbert W. Spencer
Orchestrator
Bernard Mayers
Orchestrator
Earle Hagen
Orchestrator
Gus Levene
Orchestrator
Nelson Riddle
Orchestrator
Leonard Doss
Other
Ken Darby
Other
