Emery Slade was one of the brightest stars in Hollywood in 1932, but by 1949 his career has hit the skids. Fortunately, he is able to convince studio head Melville Crossman to cast him in the adaptation of a hit Broadway show. Crossman has one condition: Slade must travel to New York and convince the female star of the stage production to join the film. Slade goes, but, when he eyes the winsome Julie Clarke, he hatches a different scheme.
Cast
William Powell
Emery Slade
Mark Stevens
Bill Davis
Betsy Drake
Julie Clarke
Adolphe Menjou
Melville Crossman
Randy Stuart
Rosalie Brooks
Lloyd Corrigan
John Barker
Hope Emerson
Mrs. Schlaghammer
Walter Catlett
Joe Brooks
Don Beddoe
Barney Bassett
Jean Hersholt
Jean Hersholt
Bill Shirley
Singer of Title Song Over Opening Credits
Robert Adler
Studio Gate Guard
Erville Alderson
Emery's Neighbor
Louis Bacigalupi
Masseur
Joe Bautista
Filipino Man
George Beranger
Waiter
John Berkes
Marshall
Ralph Brooks
Man Sleeping on Plane
Helen Brown
Esther
Harry Carter
Tom
Edward Clark
Mr. Wallberg
Walter Clinton
Waiter
Dick Cogan
Wes
Ann Corcoran
Woman
Joseph Crehan
Board Member
Harry Crocker
Master of Ceremonies
Belle Daube
Board Member
John Davidson
Board Member
Elaine Edwards
Girl
Frank Ferguson
John Sharkey
Sam Finn
Man
Fred Fisher
Man
Sally Forrest
Secretary
Byron Foulger
Stephen
Gregory Gaye
Headwaiter
Sid Grauman
Himself
Sherry Hall
Hal
Alvin Hammer
Little Man
Sam Harris
Party Guest
Larry Keating
Board Member
Fred Kelsey
Deputy
Mike Lally
Premiere Attendee
Babe London
Hula Girl
Marion Marshall
Myrna
Thomas Martin
Bartender
William J. O'Brien
Waiter at Party
Milton Parsons
Crossman's Butler
Phyllis Planchard
Woman
Grandon Rhodes
Producer
Claire Richards
Woman
Cosmo Sardo
Headwaiter
Syd Saylor
Mac
Harry Seymour
Pianist, 'New Day' Number
Larry Steers
Premiere Attendee / Party Guest
George E. Stone
Film Cutter
Charles Tannen
Jack
Helen Westcott
June
Claire Whitney
Board Member
Max Willenz
Sommelier
Crew
Joseph C. Wright
Interior Designer
Irving Reis
Director
Marion Turk
Adaptation
Mary C. McCall, Jr.
Screenplay
Louis R. Loeffler
Editor
Harry Jackson
Director of Photography
Henry Weinberger
Assistant Director
George Jessel
Producer
Irving Rosenberg
Camera Operator
Charles LeMaire
Wardrobe Supervisor
Travilla
Costume Design
Myrtle Ford
Hairstylist
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Bill Riddle
Makeup Artist
Thomas Tuttle
Makeup Artist
Bernard Freericks
Sound
Roger Heman Sr.
Sound
Fred Sersen
Visual Effects
Cyril J. Mockridge
Original Music Composer
Herbert W. Spencer
Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
Alfred Newman
Music Director
Howard Dietz
Lyricist, Theatre Play
Arthur Schwartz
Lyricist, Theatre Play
Jay Dratler
Additional Dialogue
Paul S. Fox
Set Decoration
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
Cliff Maupin
Still Photographer
Jerry Bryan
Script Supervisor
Seymour Felix
Choreographer
Bruce Hunsaker
Grip
Larry Airhart
Gaffer
Sid Bowen
Production Manager
Max Golden
Production Manager
George S. Kaufman
Theatre Play
George W. Davis
Art Direction
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction
Earle Hagen
Orchestrator
