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Something for the Birds (1952) Poster

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Directed by 

Robert Wise

Writing Credits  

Alvin M. Josephy ... (story and screenplay) and
Joseph Petracca ... (story and screenplay) and
Boris Ingster ... (story and screenplay)
 
I.A.L. Diamond ... (uncredited)

Cast (in credits order)  

Victor Mature ... Steve Bennett
Patricia Neal ... Anne Richards
Edmund Gwenn ... 'Admiral' Johnnie Adams
Larry Keating ... Roy Patterson
Gladys Hurlbut ... Della Rice
Hugh Sanders ... Jim Grady
Christian Rub ... Leo Fischer
Wilton Graff ... Taylor
Archer MacDonald ... T. Courtney Lemmer
Richard Garrick ... Chandler
Ian Wolfe ... Foster
Russell Gaige Russell Gaige ... Winthrop
John Brown John Brown ... Mr. Lund
Camillo Guercio Camillo Guercio ... Duncan
Joan Miller Joan Miller ... Mac
Madge Blake ... Mrs. J.L. Chadwick
Norman Field Norman Field ... Judge
Gordon Nelson Gordon Nelson ... Senator O'Malley
Emmett Vogan ... Senator Beecham
John Ayres John Ayres ... Congressman Walker
Charles Watts ... Jessup
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Alban ... Reporter (uncredited)
Leon Alton ... Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited)
Larry Arnold Larry Arnold ... Foreigner (uncredited)
Parley Baer ... Refrigerator Deliveryman (uncredited)
Frank Baker ... Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited)
Walter Baldwin ... Bigelow (uncredited)
Rodney Bell Rodney Bell ... Announcer (uncredited)
Holger Bendixen Holger Bendixen ... Foreigner (uncredited)
Nina Borget Nina Borget ... Foreigner (uncredited)
Marshall Bradford ... Admiral (uncredited)
Tex Brodus Tex Brodus ... Ball Guest (uncredited)
Morgan Brown ... Waiter (uncredited)
Marvin Bryan Marvin Bryan ... Reporter (uncredited)
John Butler ... Drunken Bar Customer (uncredited)
George Calliga ... Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Ken Christy ... VIP (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb ... Senate Chamber Guard (uncredited)
James Conaty James Conaty ... Secretary - Fathers and Sons / Party Guest (uncredited)
Charles J. Conrad Charles J. Conrad ... Clerk (uncredited)
James Craven ... VIP (uncredited)
Leo Curley Leo Curley ... Congressman Macy (uncredited)
Fred Datig Jr. Fred Datig Jr. ... Bellhop (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing ... Senate Photographer (uncredited)
Angela DeWitt Angela DeWitt ... Foreigner (uncredited)
Helen Dickson ... Restaurant Patron / Subway Passenger (uncredited)
John Diggs John Diggs ... Counsel (uncredited)
Abe Dinovitch Abe Dinovitch ... Foreigner (uncredited)
Roy Engel ... Congressman Roy Farrow (uncredited)
Tom Ferrandini Tom Ferrandini ... Ball Guest (uncredited)
Elizabeth Flournoy Elizabeth Flournoy ... Receptionist (uncredited)
Bess Flowers ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Gene Foley Gene Foley ... Secretary (uncredited)
George Ford ... Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited)
Curt Furberg Curt Furberg ... Foreigner (uncredited)
Ralph Gamble Ralph Gamble ... Butler (uncredited)
Jack Gargan Jack Gargan ... Subway Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
Kay Garrett Kay Garrett ... Ball Guest (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson Kenneth Gibson ... Ball Guest (uncredited)
Tom Gibson Tom Gibson ... Reporter (uncredited)
James Gonzalez ... Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited)
Dick Gordon ... Ball Guest (uncredited)
Jack Gordon Jack Gordon ... Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Herschel Graham ... Ball Guest (uncredited)
Marion Gray Marion Gray ... Ball Guest (uncredited)
Robert Haines Robert Haines ... Ball Guest (uncredited)
Stuart Hall ... Senator (uncredited)
Sam Harris ... Senate Hearing Spectator / Party Guest (uncredited)
John Hedloe John Hedloe ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Harry Hines Harry Hines ... Bellhop (uncredited)
Mary Alan Hokanson ... Receptionist (uncredited)
Shep Houghton Shep Houghton ... Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited)
Dolly Jarvis Dolly Jarvis ... Secretary (uncredited)
Ted Jordan ... Reporter (uncredited)
Colin Kenny ... Senator (uncredited)
Philip Kieffer Philip Kieffer ... U.S. Marshal (uncredited)
Perk Lazelle Perk Lazelle ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Robert Livingston ... General (uncredited)
Adele Longmire ... WAVE Lieutenant - j.g. (uncredited)
Louise Lorimer ... Mrs. Winthrop (uncredited)
Dayton Lummis Dayton Lummis ... Speaker of the House (uncredited)
Herbert Lytton ... Captain (uncredited)
George Magrill ... Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
John Maxwell ... Congressman Craig (uncredited)
Sam McDaniel ... Party Waiter (uncredited)
Tom McDonough Tom McDonough ... Deliveryman (uncredited)
Michael McHale ... Reporter (uncredited)
Frank McLure ... Clerk (uncredited)
David McMahon ... Deliveryman (uncredited)
Russell Meeker Russell Meeker ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Harold Miller ... Restaurant Patron / Party Guest (uncredited)
Bob Milton Bob Milton ... Bellhop (uncredited)
Hans Moebus ... Senator (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery ... Subpoena Server (uncredited)
Richard Neill ... Senator (uncredited)
Charles Perry Charles Perry ... Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited)
Paul Power ... Court Clerk (uncredited)
Maudie Prickett ... Woman with Vacuum Cleaner (uncredited)
Fred Rapport ... Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Leoda Richards ... Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Andrew Roud Andrew Roud ... Foreigner (uncredited)
John Roy ... Senator (uncredited)
Loretta Russell ... Print Shop Customer (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo ... Ball Guest (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre ... Senate Photographer (uncredited)
Scott Seaton ... Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited)
Bernard Sell ... Senator (uncredited)
Richard Shackleton Richard Shackleton ... Apprentice (uncredited)
Joan Shawlee ... Woman in Subway Station (uncredited)
Norman Stevans ... Ball Guest (uncredited)
Bert Stevens ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Warren Stevens ... Beer Commercial Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Hal Taggart Hal Taggart ... Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Jack Tornek ... Foreigner (uncredited)
Vince Townsend Jr. Vince Townsend Jr. ... Slocum - Doorman at Party (uncredited)
Greta Ullmann Greta Ullmann ... Foreigner (uncredited)
Norma Varden ... Congresswoman Bates (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim ... Cab Driver (uncredited)

Produced by 

Samuel G. Engel ... producer

Music by 

Sol Kaplan

Cinematography by 

Joseph LaShelle ... director of photography (as Joseph La Shelle)

Editing by 

Hugh S. Fowler

Art Direction by 

George Patrick
Lyle R. Wheeler

Set Decoration by 

Thomas Little
Bruce MacDonald

Costume Design by 

Elois Jenssen

Makeup Department 

Ben Nye ... makeup artist
Gene Roemer ... makeup artist

Production Management 

A.F. Erickson ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Henry Weinberger ... assistant director
Don Torpin ... assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Harry M. Leonard ... sound
Arthur von Kirbach ... sound (as Arthur L. Kirbach)

Visual Effects by 

Ray Kellogg ... special photographic effects

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Charles Le Maire ... wardrobe director

Music Department 

Bernard Mayers ... orchestrator
Lionel Newman ... musical director

Additional Crew 

Anthony Jowitt ... dialogue director

See also

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

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