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Casting

Director

Billy Wilder

Producer

Charles Brackett

Screenplay

Charles Brackett, D.M. Marshman Jr., Billy Wilder

Original Music Composer

Franz Waxman

Director of Photography

John F. Seitz

Editor

Arthur P. Schmidt

Art Direction

Hans Dreier, John Meehan

Set Decoration

Ray Moyer, Sam Comer

Costume Design

Edith Head

Makeup Artist

Karl Silvera, Frank Thayer

Hairstylist

Nellie Manley, Vera Tomei

Camera Operator

Otto Pierce

William Holden
William HoldenJoe Gillis
Gloria Swanson
Gloria SwansonNorma Desmond
Erich von Stroheim
Erich von StroheimMax von Mayerling
Nancy Olson
Nancy OlsonBetty Schaefer
Fred Clark
Fred ClarkSheldrake
Lloyd Gough
Lloyd GoughMorino
Jack Webb
Jack WebbArtie Green
Franklyn Farnum
Franklyn FarnumUndertaker
Larry J. Blake
Larry J. BlakeFinance Man #1
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Charles DaytonFinance Man #2
Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil B. DeMilleCecil B. DeMille
Hedda Hopper
Hedda HopperHedda Hopper
H.B. Warner
H.B. WarnerH.B. Warner
Buster Keaton
Buster KeatonBuster Keaton
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Ray EvansRay Evans
Anna Q. Nilsson
Anna Q. NilssonAnna Q. Nilsson
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Jay LivingstonJay Livingston
Fred Aldrich
Fred AldrichCop Dragging Body from Pool (uncredited)
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Joel AllenProp Man #2 (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
Gertrude AstorCourtier (uncredited)
Anne Bauchens
Anne BauchensEditor (uncredited)
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Edward BibyRestaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Danny BorzageAccordionist (uncredited)
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Ken ChristyHomicide Captain (uncredited)
Ruth Clifford
Ruth CliffordSheldrake's Secretary (uncredited)
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John CortayMac (uncredited)
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Archie R. DalzellCamera Operator (uncredited)
Eddie Dew
Eddie DewAssistant Coroner (uncredited)
Julia Faye
Julia FayeHisham (uncredited)
Al Ferguson
Al FergusonPhone Standby (uncredited)
Gerry Ganzer
Gerry GanzerConnie (uncredited)
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Rudy GermaneDetective (uncredited)
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Kenneth GibsonSalesman at Men's Shop (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
Creighton HaleCreighton Hale (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Chuck HamiltonGrip on DeMille Set (uncredited)
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Len HendryPolice Sergeant (uncredited)
E. Mason Hopper
E. Mason HopperDoctor (uncredited)
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Stan JohnsonFirst Assistant Director (uncredited)
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Tiny JonesLittle Woman Outside Paramount Gate (uncredited)
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Howard JoslinPolice Lieutenant (uncredited)
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Arthur LaneCamera Operator (uncredited)
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Perc LaundersViolinist at New Year's Eve Party (uncredited)
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William MeaderParty Guest (uncredited)
Gertrude Messinger
Gertrude MessingerHairdresser (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Harold MillerMan on Golf Course (uncredited)
Howard Negley
Howard NegleyPolice Captain (uncredited)
John 'Skins' Miller
John 'Skins' MillerHog-Eye Electrician (uncredited)
Lee Miller
Lee MillerParty Guest / Studio Employee (uncredited)
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Ralph MontgomeryProp Man #1 (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Bert MoorhouseGordon Cole (uncredited)
Jay Morley
Jay MorleyFat Man (uncredited)
Eva Novak
Eva NovakCourtier (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Frank O'ConnorCourtier (uncredited)
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Robert Emmett O'ConnorJonesy (uncredited)
Jack Perrin
Jack PerrinDetective (uncredited)
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Sidney SkolskySidney Skolsky (uncredited)
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Emmett SmithBlack Man (uncredited)
Archie Twitchell
Archie TwitchellSalesman at Men's Shop (uncredited)
Yvette Vickers
Yvette VickersGiggling Girl on Phone (uncredited)
Henry Wilcoxon
Henry WilcoxonActor on Samson & Delilah Set (uncredited)
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James HawleyCamera Assistant (uncredited)
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Bernice MoskBernice (uncredited)
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Virginia L. RandolphCourtier (uncredited)
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Bill SheehanSecond Assistant Director (uncredited)
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Roy ThompsonRudy (uncredited)
Jack Warden
Jack WardenParty Guest (uncredited)
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Finn ZirzowActor on Samson & Delilah Set (uncredited)