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Directed by | |||
| Vincente Minnelli | |||
| Busby Berkeley | ("Shine" sequence) (uncredited) | ||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Marc Connelly | uncredited | |
| Lynn Root | play | |
| Joseph Schrank | writer | |
| Ethel Waters | ... | Petunia Jackson | |
| Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson | ... | Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson | |
| Lena Horne | ... | Georgia Brown | |
| Louis Armstrong | ... | The Trumpeter | |
| Rex Ingram | ... | Lucifer Jr. / Lucius Ferry | |
| Kenneth Spencer | ... | The General / Rev. Greene | |
| John William Sublett | ... | Domino Johnson (as 'Bubbles' John W. Sublett) | |
| Oscar Polk | ... | The Deacon / Fleetfoot | |
| Mantan Moreland | ... | First Idea Man | |
| Willie Best | ... | Second Idea Man | |
| Fletcher Rivers | ... | Third Idea Man (as Moke [Fletcher Rivers]) | |
| Leon James Poke | ... | Fourth Idea Man (as Poke Leon James) | |
| Ford Washington Lee | ... | Messenger Boy (as 'Buck' Ford L. Washington) | |
| Bill Bailey | ... | Bill | |
| Butterfly McQueen | ... | Lily | |
| Ruby Dandridge | ... | Mrs. Kelso | |
| Nick Stewart | ... | Dude (as Nicodemus) | |
| Ernest Whitman | ... | Jim Henry | |
| Duke Ellington | ... | Himself | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Hall Johnson Choir | ... | Themselves | |
| Duke Ellington Orchestra | ... | Themselves | |
| Doris Ake | ... | Dancer / Jim Henry Paradise Patron (uncredited) | |
| Juliette Ball | ... | Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited) | |
| Lennie Bluett | ... | Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited) | |
| Daisy Bufford | ... | Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited) | |
| Vivian Dandridge | ... | Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited) | |
| Dorothea Durham | ... | Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited) | |
| Joel Fluellen | ... | Mr. Kelso / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited) | |
| Louise Franklin | ... | Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited) | |
| Suzette Harbin | ... | Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited) | |
| Avanelle Harris | ... | Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited) | |
| Kathleen Hartsfield | ... | Dancer at Jim Henry's Paradise (uncredited) | |
| Maggie Hathaway | ... | Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited) | |
| Cleo Herndon | ... | Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited) | |
| Juanita Moore | ... | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | |
| Tommie Moore | ... | Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited) | |
| Florence O'Brien | ... | Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited) | |
| Henry Phace Roberts | ... | Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited) | |
| Carmencita Romero | ... | Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited) | |
| Clinton Rosemond | ... | Doctor (uncredited) | |
| Archie Savage | ... | Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited) | |
| Johnny Thomas | ... | Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited) | |
| Ernestine Wade | ... | Churchgoer (uncredited) | |
Produced by | |||
| Arthur Freed | .... | producer | |
| Albert Lewis | .... | associate producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| George Bassman | (uncredited) | ||
| Roger Edens | (uncredited) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Sidney Wagner | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Harold F. Kress | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Cedric Gibbons | |||
| Leonid Vasian | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Hugh Hunt | |||
| Edwin B. Willis | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Irene | |||
| Howard Shoup | |||
| Gile Steele | |||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Al Shenberg | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Douglas Shearer | .... | recording director | |
| William Steinkamp | .... | sound | |
Music Department | |||
| George Bassman | .... | orchestrator | |
| Roger Edens | .... | music adaptor | |
| Hall Johnson | .... | music arranger | |
| George Stoll | .... | musical director (as Georgie Stoll) | |
Other crew | |||
| Millie Monroe | .... | stand-in (uncredited) | |
| Company credits | Box office and business | Technical specifications |
| Soundtrack listing | Main details |