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Merton of the Movies (1947) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Robert Alton

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Lou Breslow
Marc Connelly ... (play)
George S. Kaufman ... (play)
George Wells
Harry Leon Wilson ... (novel)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Red Skelton ... Merton Gill aka Clifford Armytage
Virginia O'Brien ... Phyllis Montague
Gloria Grahame ... Beulah Baxter
Leon Ames ... Lawrence Rupert
Alan Mowbray ... Frank Mulvaney
Charles D. Brown Charles D. Brown ... Jeff Baird
Hugo Haas ... Von Strutt - Director
Harry Hayden Harry Hayden ... Mr. Gashwiler
Tom Trout Tom Trout ... Marty
Douglas Fowley ... Phil
Dick Wessel ... Chick
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tom Dugan ... Sam Montague (scenes deleted)
Morris Ankrum ... Goodfellow's Club Manager (uncredited)
Phil Arnold ... Shorty (uncredited)
King Baggot ... Man in Audience (uncredited)
Polly Bailey Polly Bailey ... Mother in Theatre (uncredited)
Charles Bates ... Boy in Theatre (uncredited)
Brandon Beach Brandon Beach ... Club Member (uncredited)
Buddy Beattie Buddy Beattie ... Boy (uncredited)
Hank Bell ... Extra in Casting Office Line (uncredited)
William 'Billy' Benedict ... Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited)
Joan Blair Joan Blair ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Oliver Blake ... Mr. Purdie (uncredited)
Helen Boyce Helen Boyce ... Minor Role (uncredited)
George Bunny George Bunny ... Club Member (uncredited)
Roger Cole Roger Cole ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Chester Conklin ... Keystone Kop (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin ... Keystone Kop (uncredited)
Bill Conselman Bill Conselman ... Photographer (uncredited)
Tex Cooper ... Actor In Western (uncredited)
Antonio D'Amore Antonio D'Amore ... Man on Couch - Keystone Kops Sequence (uncredited)
Frank Darien ... Mr. Hubank (uncredited)
Bert Davidson Bert Davidson ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Jim Davis ... Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited)
Hal K. Dawson Hal K. Dawson ... Gus Blanchard - Agent (uncredited)
Drew Demorest ... Photographer (uncredited)
Vernon Dent ... Keystone Kop (uncredited)
Helen Dickson ... Woman in Movie Audience (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn ... Goodfellow's Club Clerk (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn ... Union Officer in Civil War Film (uncredited)
Helen Eby-Rock Helen Eby-Rock ... Mrs. Effie Gashwiler (uncredited)
Frank Eldredge Frank Eldredge ... Assistant Director (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum ... Man Raising Theatre Curtain (uncredited)
Budd Fine Budd Fine ... Minor Role (uncredited)
George Ford ... Man in Audience at Preview (uncredited)
Louise Franklin Louise Franklin ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Slim Gaut Slim Gaut ... Cowboy Actor In Cafeteria (uncredited)
Herschel Graham ... Man in Audience at Preview (uncredited)
Duke Green Duke Green ... Thug (uncredited)
Gloria Gunther Gloria Gunther ... Evvy (uncredited)
Herman Hack ... Cowboy Actor (uncredited)
Bert Hanlon Bert Hanlon ... Writer (uncredited)
Eloise Hardt Eloise Hardt ... Script Girl (uncredited)
Sam Harris ... Man in Audience at Preview (uncredited)
Theresa Harris ... Beulah's Maid (uncredited)
Dell Henderson ... Spectator (uncredited)
Clarence Hennecke Clarence Hennecke ... Keystone Kop (uncredited)
Elmer Jerome Elmer Jerome ... Club Member (uncredited)
Bobby Johnson Bobby Johnson ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone ... Club Member (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp ... Laughing Stagehand (uncredited)
Donald Kerr Donald Kerr ... Writer (uncredited)
Tom Leffingwell Tom Leffingwell ... Club Member (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis ... Set Guard (uncredited)
George Magrill ... Gateman - Mammoth Studios (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe ... Ernie - Prop Man (uncredited)
Walter Merrill Walter Merrill ... Von Strutt's Cameraman (uncredited)
Robert Milasch ... Big Man - Keystone Kops Sequence (uncredited)
King Mojave King Mojave ... Heavy - Keystone Kops Sequence (uncredited)
Ben Moselle Ben Moselle ... Thug (uncredited)
Thomas Murray Thomas Murray ... Tom - Electrician (uncredited)
John Nesbitt ... Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Robert Emmett O'Connor ... Mac - Restaurant Counterman (uncredited)
Vesey O'Davoren Vesey O'Davoren ... Butler (uncredited)
Steve Olsen Steve Olsen ... Jarvis - Casting Director (uncredited)
Frank Pharr Frank Pharr ... Electrician (uncredited)
John Phipps John Phipps ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Tom Pilkington Tom Pilkington ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Paul Power ... Man in Audience at Preview (uncredited)
Constance Purdy Constance Purdy ... Landlady (uncredited)
Gordon Richards ... Kristen - Beulah's Butler (uncredited)
Tim Ryan ... Mammoth Studio's Night guard (uncredited)
Fred Santley ... Photographer (uncredited)
Carl Saxe Carl Saxe ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Paul Scardon ... Club Member (uncredited)
Almira Sessions ... Mammoth Studio's Nurse (uncredited)
Lucile Sewall Lucile Sewall ... Woman in Audience at Preview (uncredited)
Pietro Sosso Pietro Sosso ... Club Member (uncredited)
Wyndham Standing ... Club Member (uncredited)
Jack Sterling Jack Sterling ... Heavy - Keystone Kops Sequence (uncredited)
Cedric Stevens Cedric Stevens ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Celia Travers Celia Travers ... Secretary (uncredited)
Mary Treen ... Gladys (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim ... Employment Man (uncredited)
Larry Wheat ... Club Waiter (uncredited)
Bill Wolfe Bill Wolfe ... Cowboy Actor In Cafeteria (uncredited)

Produced by 

Albert Lewis ... producer

Music by 

David Snell
Robert Franklyn ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by 

Paul Vogel ... director of photography (as Paul C. Vogel)

Editing by 

Frank E. Hull

Art Direction by 

Howard Campbell
Cedric Gibbons

Set Decoration by 

Edwin B. Willis

Costume Design by 

Irene
Helen Rose ... (costumes: women)
Valles ... (costumes: men)

Makeup Department 

Jack Dawn ... makeup artist / makeup designer
Sydney Guilaroff ... hair style creator / hair stylist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Alfred Raboch ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Joseph W. Holland ... associate set decorator

Sound Department 

Douglas Shearer ... recording director

Stunts 

Gil Perkins ... stunts (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Irene ... costume supervisor
Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department 

Wally Heglin ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Crew verified as complete

See also

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

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