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The Star Maker (1939) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Roy Del Ruth

Writing Credits  

Frank Butler ... (screenplay) &
Don Hartman ... (screenplay) &
Arthur Caesar ... (screenplay) &
Arthur Caesar ... (based on a story by) &
William A. Pierce ... (based on a story by) &
Walter DeLeon ... (contributor to screenplay construction) (uncredited)

Cast (in credits order)  

Bing Crosby ... Larry Earl
Louise Campbell ... Mary
Linda Ware Linda Ware ... Jane Gray
Ned Sparks ... 'Speed' King
Walter Damrosch ... Walter Damrosch
Laura Hope Crews ... Carlotta Salvini
Thurston Hall ... Mr. Proctor
Clara Blandick ... Miss Esther Jones
John Gallaudet ... Duke
Ben Welden ... Joe Gimlick
Janet Waldo ... Stella
Paul Stanton ... Mr. Coyle
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nora Borrowman Nora Borrowman ... Chorus Member
Dolly Conlin Dolly Conlin ... Chorus Member (as Dolores Conlin)
Emmette Corrigan Emmette Corrigan ... School Scene Performer
Betty Hughes Betty Hughes ... School Scene Performer
Margaret Kerry ... Chorus Member (as Peggy Lynch)
Walter Burke O'Keefe Walter Burke O'Keefe
Kay Tapscott Kay Tapscott ... Cutie (as Marilyn Kay)
Joy Anderson Joy Anderson ... Barnyard Scene Performer (uncredited)
John Andrews John Andrews ... Andy (uncredited)
Joyce Arleen Joyce Arleen ... Toots (uncredited)
Sig Arno ... Ballet Master (uncredited)
Gloria Atherton Gloria Atherton ... Curly (uncredited)
Dorothy Babb ... Dottie (uncredited)
Tom Batten ... Bats (uncredited)
Mary Ellen Bergren Mary Ellen Bergren ... Ivories (uncredited)
Mitchell Singing Boys Mitchell Singing Boys ... St. Brendan's Boy Choir (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley ... Conductor (uncredited)
Donald Brenon Donald Brenon ... Judge (uncredited)
Fritzi Brunette ... Cutie's Mother (uncredited)
Daisy Bufford ... Colored Maid (uncredited)
William Byrne William Byrne ... Chorus Member (uncredited)
A.S. 'Pop' Byron ... Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Gene Collins Gene Collins ... Besmar - Performer (uncredited)
Billy Connelly Billy Connelly ... (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan ... Old Gentleman (uncredited)
Danny Daniels ... Blackie (uncredited)
Joel Davis ... Orphan (uncredited)
Richard Denning ... Assistant Dance Director (uncredited)
Dante DiPaolo Dante DiPaolo ... Turkey (uncredited)
Jimmie Dundee ... Second Piano Mover (uncredited)
Roland Dupree ... Frenchy (uncredited)
Earl Dwire ... Mac--Accountant (uncredited)
Eugene Eberle Eugene Eberle ... Chorus Member (uncredited)
George Eldredge ... Reporter (uncredited)
Ralph Faulkner Ralph Faulkner ... Fencing Master (uncredited)
Frank Faylen ... First Reporter (uncredited)
Allen Fox Allen Fox ... Photographer (uncredited)
Loree Lee Foxx Loree Lee Foxx ... School Scene Performer (uncredited)
Joe Geil Joe Geil ... Red (uncredited)
Leslie Gerald Leslie Gerald ... (uncredited)
Billy Gilbert ... Steel Worker (uncredited)
Anita Gordon Anita Gordon ... Orphan (uncredited)
Ethel Griffies ... Voice Teacher (uncredited)
George Guhl ... Piano Mover (uncredited)
Ruddy Hartz Ruddy Hartz ... (uncredited)
Grace Hayle ... Rural Mother (uncredited)
Bonnie Henjum Bonnie Henjum ... (uncredited)
Darryl Hickman ... Boots (uncredited)
Paul Hilton Paul Hilton ... Barnyard Scene Performer (uncredited)
Don Hulbert Don Hulbert ... Duck (uncredited)
Dickie Humphreys Dickie Humphreys ... Chicago (uncredited)
Danny Jackson Danny Jackson ... The Dunce (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson ... Doctor (uncredited)
Carlotta Jelm Carlotta Jelm ... School Scene Performer (uncredited)
Terry Kaye Terry Kaye ... (uncredited)
Jackie Krenk Jackie Krenk ... Dancer (uncredited)
Dickie Larrimore Dickie Larrimore ... Barnyard Scene Performer (uncredited)
Jack Lindquist Jack Lindquist ... Chorus Member (uncredited)
Joan Lott Joan Lott ... Chorus Member (uncredited)
Douglas Madore Douglas Madore ... Barnyard Scene Performer (uncredited)
Wally Maher Wally Maher ... Reporter (uncredited)
Marlene Mains Marlene Mains ... Merry Oldsmobile Performer (uncredited)
Marilyn Marlin Marilyn Marlin ... Ginger (uncredited)
Jackie McGee Jackie McGee ... Lucky (uncredited)
Doro Merande ... Gerry Society Woman (uncredited)
Elaine Merk Elaine Merk ... Merry Oldsmobile Performer (uncredited)
Johnnie Morris Johnnie Morris ... Newsboy (uncredited)
Ottola Nesmith ... Elderly Lady (uncredited)
Oscar O'Shea ... Mr. Flannigan (uncredited)
Emory Parnell ... Mr. Olson (uncredited)
Patsy Parsons ... Cookie (uncredited)
George C. Pearce ... Gerry Society Member (uncredited)
Dena Penn ... Penny (uncredited)
Jack Pennick ... Prizefighter (uncredited)
Stanley Price ... Reporter (uncredited)
Frances Raymond ... Gerry Society Woman (uncredited)
Ralph Reed ... (uncredited)
Bodil Rosing ... Mrs. Swanson (uncredited)
Jean Ruth Jean Ruth ... Butch (uncredited)
Ralph Sanford ... Uniformed Doorman (uncredited)
Billy Simms Billy Simms ... Spike (uncredited)
Howard Smiley Howard Smiley ... Skipper - Tommy Jones (uncredited)
Edwin Stanley ... Gerry Member (uncredited)
Helene Stanley ... Rusty (uncredited)
Pat Starling ... Patsy (uncredited)
Dee Swaney Dee Swaney ... (uncredited)
Leon Tyler Leon Tyler ... Whitey (uncredited)
Dorothy Vaughan ... Mrs. Riley (uncredited)
Max Wagner ... Third Piano Mover (uncredited)
Janet Walker Janet Walker ... Barnyard Scene Performer (uncredited)
Morgan Wallace ... Lou Morris (uncredited)
Frank Ward Frank Ward ... Orphan (uncredited)
Clyde Willson ... Omaha (uncredited)
Kenneth Wilson Kenneth Wilson ... Ken (uncredited)

Produced by 

William LeBaron ... executive producer (uncredited)
Charles R. Rogers ... producer

Music by 

James V. Monaco
Alfred Newman ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by 

Karl Struss ... (photographed by)

Editing by 

Alma Macrorie

Art Direction by 

Hans Dreier
Robert Usher

Set Decoration by 

A.E. Freudeman

Costume Design by 

Edith Head

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Hal Walker ... assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Charles Hisserich ... sound recordist
Richard Olson ... sound recordist

Music Department 

Charles Henderson ... vocal arranger
Alfred Newman ... musical director
Troy Sanders ... music assistant
Norman Winter ... vocal instructor: Miss Ware

Additional Crew 

Ralph Faulkner ... fight choreographer
LeRoy Prinz ... choreographer: musical numbers staged by

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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