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Rhapsody in Blue (1945) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Irving Rapper

Writing Credits  

Sonya Levien ... (original story)
 
Howard Koch ... (screenplay) and
Elliot Paul ... (screenplay)
 
Harry Chandlee ... (uncredited)
Clifford Odets ... (uncredited)
Robert Rossen ... (uncredited)

Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification  

Robert Alda ... George Gershwin
Joan Leslie ... Julie Adams
Alexis Smith ... Christine Gilbert
Charles Coburn ... Max Dreyfus
Julie Bishop ... Lee Gershwin
Albert Bassermann ... Prof. Franck (as Albert Basserman)
Morris Carnovsky ... Morris Gershwin
Rosemary DeCamp ... Rose Gershwin (as Rosemary De Camp)
Oscar Levant ... Oscar Levant
Paul Whiteman ... Paul Whiteman
Al Jolson ... Al Jolson
George White ... George White
Hazel Scott ... Hazel Scott
Anne Brown Anne Brown ... Bess
Herbert Rudley ... Ira Gershwin
John B. Hughes John B. Hughes ... Hughes
Mickey Roth Mickey Roth ... George Gershwin as a Boy
Darryl Hickman ... Ira Gershwin as a Boy
Charles Halton ... Mr. Kast
Andrew Tombes ... Mr. Million
Gregory Golubeff Gregory Golubeff ... Mr. Katzman
Walter Soderling ... Mr. Muscatel
Eddie Marr ... Buddy De Sylva
Theodore von Eltz ... Foley
Bill Kennedy ... Herbert Stone
Oscar Loraine Oscar Loraine ... Maurice Ravel
Johnny Downs ... Dancer
Ernest Golm Ernest Golm ... Otto Kahn
Martin Noble Martin Noble ... Jascha Heifetz
Hugo Kirchhoffer Hugo Kirchhoffer ... Walter Damrosch
Will Wright ... Rachmaninoff
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ernie Adams ... Customer in Bakery (uncredited)
Harry Adams Harry Adams ... Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Arnet Amos Arnet Amos ... Singer (uncredited)
Glenn Anders ... Party Guest (uncredited)
LeRoi Antoine LeRoi Antoine ... Bootblack (uncredited)
Asta ... Tinker (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor ... Concert Spectator (uncredited)
George Atkinson George Atkinson ... Concert Spectator (uncredited)
Clarence Badger Jr. Clarence Badger Jr. ... Song Plugger (uncredited)
Lynn Baggett ... Guest (uncredited)
Leah Baird ... Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Elsa Bassermann ... Guest (uncredited)
Mary Bayless Mary Bayless ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Brandon Beach Brandon Beach ... Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Edward Biby ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Oliver Blake ... Painter (uncredited)
William A. Boardway ... Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Paul Bradley Paul Bradley ... Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Morgan Brown ... Concert Spectator (uncredited)
Caroline Burke ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Henry Busse Henry Busse ... Henry Busse (uncredited)
James Carlisle James Carlisle ... Concert Spectator (uncredited)
Gower Champion ... Tap Dancer at Remick's (uncredited)
Jack Chefe Jack Chefe ... Headwaiter (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin ... Concert Spectator (uncredited)
Gino Corrado ... Hotel Concierge (uncredited)
Armand Cortes Armand Cortes ... Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Paul Cristo Paul Cristo ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Oliver Cross Oliver Cross ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Bernard DeRoux Bernard DeRoux ... Porter (uncredited)
John Dilson ... Music Critic (uncredited)
Dante DiPaolo Dante DiPaolo ... Chorus Boy / Blue Monday Dancer (uncredited)
Fred Dosch Fred Dosch ... Porter (uncredited)
Dick Earle Dick Earle ... Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Jay Eaton ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Adolph Faylauer ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Tom Ferrandini Tom Ferrandini ... Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Sam Finn Sam Finn ... Waiter (uncredited)
Bess Flowers ... Guest at Party (uncredited)
George Ford ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Al Gallodoro Al Gallodoro ... Clarinetist (uncredited)
Kay Garrett Kay Garrett ... Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Rudy Germane Rudy Germane ... Concert Spectator (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson Kenneth Gibson ... Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert Joe Gilbert ... Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
William Gillespie William Gillespie ... Porgy (uncredited)
Jesse Graves ... Coachman (uncredited)
Charles Hagen Charles Hagen ... Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Kate Harrington Kate Harrington ... Music Teacher (uncredited)
Edward Harvey Edward Harvey ... Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Shep Houghton Shep Houghton ... Chorus Boy / Blue Monday Dancer (uncredited)
Bobby Johnson Bobby Johnson ... Sport (uncredited)
Ivan Lebedeff ... Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
Leota Lorraine ... Guest at Party (uncredited)
Robert Locke Lorraine Robert Locke Lorraine ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Jacques Lory Jacques Lory ... Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Thomas Martin Thomas Martin ... Waiter (uncredited)
Bob Mascagno Bob Mascagno ... Blue Monday Dancer (uncredited)
Elsa Maxwell ... Elsa Maxwell (uncredited)
Ralph McColm Ralph McColm ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Esther Michelson Esther Michelson ... Woman in window combing little girl's hair (uncredited)
Harold Miller ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Milada Mladova ... Vi in Blue Monday Number (uncredited)
Hans Moebus ... Concert Spectator (uncredited)
'Big' Ben Moroz 'Big' Ben Moroz ... Tall Man (uncredited)
Buddy Morrow Buddy Morrow ... Trombonist (uncredited)
John Morton John Morton ... Newsboy (uncredited)
Odette Myrtil ... Madame DeBreteuil (uncredited)
Carl Neubert Carl Neubert ... Painter (uncredited)
Nellie V. Nichols ... Other Woman (uncredited)
Anton Northpole Anton Northpole ... Observer on Street (uncredited)
Jay Novello ... Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Wedgwood Nowell ... Concert Spectator (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien ... Waiter (uncredited)
William J. O'Brien ... Waiter (uncredited)
Broderick O'Farrell ... Butler (uncredited)
Michael Panaieff Michael Panaieff ... Ballet Dancer / Blue Monday Dancer (uncredited)
Paul Panzer ... Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Tom Patricola ... Tom Patyricola - Somebody Love Me Number (uncredited)
Frank Pharr Frank Pharr ... Man in Turkish Bath (uncredited)
Lillian Porter ... Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Paul Power Paul Power ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Catherine Price Catherine Price ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Constance Purdy Constance Purdy ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Frank Reicher ... Guest (uncredited)
Georges Renavent ... Guest (uncredited)
George Riley George Riley ... Comic (uncredited)
Christian Rub ... Swedish Janitor (uncredited)
Loretta Russell ... Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Virginia Sale ... Cashier (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Sam Savitsky Sam Savitsky ... Masseur (uncredited)
Scott Seaton ... Concert Spectator (uncredited)
Harry Seymour Harry Seymour ... Piano Player (uncredited)
Robert Shayne ... Christine's Escort (uncredited)
Larry Steers ... Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Count Stefenelli Count Stefenelli ... Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Norman Stevans ... Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Mark Stevens ... Steve (uncredited)
Harry Stockwell ... Blackface Singer (uncredited)
Joe Sullivan Joe Sullivan ... Song Plugger (uncredited)
Ray Turner ... Pianist (uncredited)
Willard Van Simmons Willard Van Simmons ... Joe in Blue Monday Number (uncredited)
Charles Waldron Charles Waldron ... Doctor (uncredited)
Walter White Jr. Walter White Jr. ... Music Teacher (uncredited)
Tom Wilson ... Stagehand (uncredited)
Joan Winfield ... Party Guest (uncredited)
George Zoritch ... Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Produced by 

Jesse L. Lasky ... producer
Hal B. Wallis ... assistant producer

Music by 

Ray Heindorf ... (uncredited)
William Lava ... (uncredited)
Max Steiner ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by 

Sol Polito ... director of photography

Editing by 

Folmar Blangsted

Casting By 

Henry Rackin

Art Direction by 

Anton Grot
John Hughes

Set Decoration by 

Fred M. MacLean

Costume Design by 

Milo Anderson

Makeup Department 

Perc Westmore ... makeup artist
Geraldine Cole ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Tillie Starriett ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Joe Stinton ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management 

Louis Baum ... unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Robert Vreeland ... associate director
Clarence Eurist ... second assistant director (uncredited)
Robert Vreeland ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Morris Goldman ... props (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Charles David Forrest ... sound (as David Forrest)
Stanley Jones ... sound
Nathan Levinson ... sound director (uncredited)

Special Effects by 

Roy Davidson ... special photographic effects
Willard Van Enger ... special photographic effects

Visual Effects by 

Chesley Bonestell ... matte artist (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Merritt B. Gerstad ... additional musical numbers photographed by (as Merritt Gerstad)
Ernest Haller ... additional musical numbers photographed by
Frank Evans ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Al Green ... camera operator (uncredited)
Mickey Marigold ... still photographer (uncredited)
Harold Noyes ... grip (uncredited)
Charles O'Bannon ... gaffer (uncredited)
James Peters ... best boy (uncredited)
William Wallace ... still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Einar Bourman ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Roy Dumont ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Katherine Garabedian ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)
Ted Schultz ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Jeanette Storck ... wardrobe (uncredited)

Editorial Department 

James Leicester ... montage

Music Department 

Irving Caesar ... lyrics: "Swanee"/lyrics: "Yankee Doodle Blues"
Dudley Chambers ... vocal arranger
Buddy G. DeSylva ... (as Buddy de Sylva)
Leo F. Forbstein ... musical director
George Gershwin ... music: songs
Ira Gershwin ... lyrics: songs
Ferde Grofé Sr. ... orchestrator: "Rhapsody in Blue"
Ray Heindorf ... orchestral arrangements
Oscar Levant ... piano solo recordings
Max Steiner ... music adaptor
Raymond Turner ... additional piano solo recordings (as Ray Turner)
Paul Whiteman ... conductor: "Rhapsody in Blue" orchestra
Hugo Friedhofer ... orchestrator: Max Steiner (uncredited)
William Lava ... orchestral arrangments (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Meta Carpenter ... script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Felix Jacoves ... dialogue director
LeRoy Prinz ... dance director

See also

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

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