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Director:
Henry Koster
Writers:
John Philip Sousa (book)
Ernest Vajda (story)
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Release Date:
22 December 1952 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Biography | Music See more »
Plot:
A film biography of the composer John Philip Sousa, from his early days in the Marine Corps Band through the Spanish-American War in 1898. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. See more »
NewsDesk:
(13 articles)
24 Different Fourth Of July Playlists
 (From Huffington Post. 4 July 2012, 6:33 AM, PDT)
American Composers Declare Independence from Europe
 (From CultureCatch. 3 July 2012, 10:43 PM, PDT)
Fourth of July weekend TV: Marathons, Tour de France and more
 (From Zap2It - From Inside the Box. 3 July 2012, 6:56 PM, PDT)
User Reviews:
Not Enough Sousa And His Music See more (17 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification)

Clifton Webb ... John Philip Sousa

Debra Paget ... Lily Becker

Robert Wagner ... Willie Little

Ruth Hussey ... Jennie Sousa

Finlay Currie ... Col. Randolph

Roy Roberts ... Maj. George Porter Houston
Thomas Browne Henry ... David Blakely (as Tom Browne Henry)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Frank Ferguson ... Mr. Wells (scenes deleted)
Jack Rice ... Mr. Jones (scenes deleted)
Aladdin ... Orchestra Conductor / Violinist at Burlesk House (uncredited)
William Alcorn ... Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Sharon Jan Altman ... Helen Sousa (uncredited)
Jon Andrews ... Minor Role (uncredited)
John Baer ... Chorus Boy at 'El Capitan' Rehearsal (uncredited)
Barbara Bailey ... Dancer (uncredited)
Patricia Barker ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Alvin Beam ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Bobker Ben Ali ... Reporter (uncredited)
Jack Boyle ... Dancer (uncredited)
Tex Brodus ... Dancer (uncredited)
Jimmy Brooks ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks ... Stage Manager at 'El Capitan' Rehearsal (uncredited)
Arthur Brunner ... Accordianist (uncredited)
Ernest Brunner ... Accordianist (uncredited)
Buddy Bryant ... Dancer (uncredited)
Libby Burke ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Aileen Carlyle ... Mme. Estelle Liebling (uncredited)
Alice Cavers ... Dancer (uncredited)

George Chakiris ... Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)

Ruth Clifford ... Brooklyn Navy Yard Nurse (uncredited)
Dorinda Clifton ... Dancer (uncredited)
John Close ... Reporter (uncredited)
William Colella ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Jack Colton ... Dancer (uncredited)
James Conaty ... Man at Dancing Masters Convention Concert (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin ... Crowd Spectator in Atlanta (uncredited)
Roy Darmour ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Drusilla Davis ... Dancer (uncredited)
Rene De Haven ... Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Pepe J. DeChiazza ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Rudy Del Campo ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Frank Dernhammer ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Ward Ellis ... Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Arun Evans ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Jack Fisher ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Bill Foster ... Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Robert Foulk ... Joe, Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Doris Fulton ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Richard Garrick ... Secretary of the Navy (uncredited)
Roy Gordon ... President Benjamin Harrison (uncredited)
Fred Hansen ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Jean Harrison ... Dancer (uncredited)
Mary Jane Hill ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Marguerite E. Hogan ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Gretchen Houser ... Dancer (uncredited)
Charlotte Hunter ... Dancer (uncredited)
Thomas E. Jackson ... Senator Kipling (uncredited)
Casse Jaeger ... Dancer (uncredited)
Si Jenks ... Boat Rental Proprietor (uncredited)
Delos Jewkes ... Professor Bianchi (uncredited)
Reynolds Johnson ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp ... Man in Audience (uncredited)
Colin Kenny ... Man at Dancing Masters Convention Concert (uncredited)
Walter Woolf King ... President's Aide (uncredited)
Nicolas Koster ... John Philip Sousa Jr. (uncredited)
Paul Kruger ... Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Lucille Lamarr ... Dancer (uncredited)
Lisa Lang ... Minor Role (uncredited)

Norman Leavitt ... John Purvis (uncredited)
Virginia Lee ... Dancer (uncredited)
Edmond Lucitt ... Tumbler (uncredited)
Charles Lunard ... Dancer (uncredited)
Joan Maloney ... Dancer (uncredited)
Gregg Martell ... Marine Guard (uncredited)
Buddy Martin ... Dancer (uncredited)
Lenee Martin ... Priscilla Jane Sousa (uncredited)
Thomas Martin ... Dancer / Politician (uncredited)
Jack Mather ... Detective (uncredited)
Lester Matthews ... Mr. Pickering (uncredited)
Jack Mattis ... Dancer (uncredited)
Paul Maxey ... Mr. McCaull (uncredited)
Helen McAllister ... Dancer (uncredited)
Joan McKellen ... Dancer (uncredited)
Frank Miller ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Nolie Miller ... Dancer (uncredited)
Wade Miller ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Ray Montgomery ... Maine Non-Com, Major's Aide (uncredited)
Roger Moore ... President's Aide (uncredited)
Joan Morton ... Dancer (uncredited)
Grazia Narciso ... Mrs. Rector (uncredited)
Ted Otis ... Baton Twirler (uncredited)
Roy Palmer ... Dancer (uncredited)
Jack Pennick ... Right Guard in Opening Scene (uncredited)
Joe Ploski ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Howard Price ... Reporter (uncredited)
Maudie Prickett ... Thelma - Sousa's Maid (uncredited)
George Reeder ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Jack Regas ... Dancer (uncredited)
Pat Rice ... Minor Role (uncredited)
George Riley ... Barker (uncredited)
Buddy Robinson ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Jack Ross ... Marine Guard (uncredited)
Autumn Russell ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Susan Scott ... Dancer (uncredited)
Florence Shirley ... Brooklyn Navy Yard Nurse (uncredited)

Max Showalter ... Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Helen Silvers ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Vida Ann Solomon ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Olan Soule ... Glove Salesman (uncredited)
Robert Street ... Dancer (uncredited)
Leo Sulky ... Spectator (uncredited)
Jimmy Thompson ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Lusita Triana ... Spanish Dancer (uncredited)
Helen Van Tuyl ... Mrs. President Harrison (uncredited)
William Vedder ... Professor Esteban (uncredited)
Benay Venuta ... Madame Bernsdorff-Mueller (uncredited)
Ernö Verebes ... Organ Grinder (uncredited)
Romo Vincent ... Lily's Italian Music Tutor (uncredited)
Tito Vuolo ... Tony Rector (uncredited)
Max Wagner ... Irate Man in Theatre Audience (uncredited)
Bill Walker ... Train Porter (uncredited)
Maude Wallace ... Nora - Maid (uncredited)
Blue Washington ... Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Ruth Ann Welsh ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Wilson Wood ... Vaudevillian (uncredited)
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Directed by
Henry Koster 
 
Writing credits
John Philip Sousa (book "Marching Along")

Ernest Vajda (story)

Lamar Trotti 

Produced by
Lamar Trotti .... producer
 
Original Music by
Alfred Newman (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
Charles G. Clarke 
 
Film Editing by
James B. Clark 
 
Art Direction by
Lyle R. Wheeler  (as Lyle Wheeler)
Joseph C. Wright 
 
Set Decoration by
Claude E. Carpenter 
Thomas Little 
 
Costume Design by
Dorothy Jeakins 
 
Makeup Department
Ben Nye .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Gaston Glass .... unit production manager (uncredited)
R.L. Hough .... assistant production manager (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eli Dunn .... assistant director
Erich von Stroheim Jr. .... second assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Glenn 'Skippy' Delfino .... props (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Alfred Bruzlin .... sound
Roger Heman Sr. .... sound
 
Special Effects by
Ray Kellogg .... special photographic effects
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Charles Le Maire .... wardrobe director
Sam Benson .... wardrobe (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Lyman Hallowell .... assistant editor (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Leo Arnaud .... orchestrator
Ken Darby .... vocal director
Alfred Newman .... musical director
Al Fisher .... music researcher (uncredited)
Bernard Mayers .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Edward B. Powell .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Nick Castle .... dance stager for "springtime in new york"
Leonard Doss .... technicolor color consultant
Al White Jr. .... choreographer
Leo Arnaud .... conducting instructor: Clifton Webb (uncredited)
Jerry Bryan .... dialogue director (uncredited)
Margel Gluck .... technical advisor (uncredited)
Marjorie Moore .... technical advisor (uncredited)
Jack Pennick .... technical advisor (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Runtime:
90 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | West Germany:6 (nf)
Filming Locations:
Stage 16, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
Company:
Twentieth Century Fox Film CorporationSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
According to Paul Bierley's biography of Sousa, "John Philip Sousa, American Phenomenon", several musicians who had played under Sousa attended the world premiere of the film but walked out in disgust.See more »
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Worth Winning (1989)See more »
Soundtrack:
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13 out of 22 people found the following review useful.
Not Enough Sousa And His Music, 15 August 2006
Author: ccthemovieman-1 from United States

Ususually, I like biographical films, so this was a disappointment. This is supposed to be all about John Philip Sousa, the great American 'March King,' but the subplot - a romance involving Robert Wagner and Ruth Hussey - takes up a good chunk of the film, is stupid and gets the film off to a slow start. This romance just takes up too much time. I watched this to learn about Sousa.

Clifton Webb played Sousa and Webb was always an interesting actor. Too bad he didn't get to play more of the role. When he was on, and Sousa's music was featured, the film was very good. There's nice color in here, too.

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