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The Birth of a Star

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Director

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  • William Watson
    William Watson
    director (archive footage)

Writers

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  • Marcy Klauber
    Marcy Klauber
    stories "Dime a Dance" and "Getting an Eyeful" and
  • Arthur L. Jarrett
    Arthur L. Jarrett
    stories "Dime a Dance" and "Getting an Eyeful" (as Arthur Jarrett) and
  • Billy K. Wells
    Billy K. Wells
    story "Cupid Takes a Holiday"

Cast

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(in credits order)
  • Danny Kaye
    Danny Kaye
    Danny Kaye
    Nicolai Nicolaiovich, clips from 3 shorts
    (archive footage)
  • Hank Henry in Pal Joey (1957)
    Hank Henry
    Hank Henry
    Comic, clip from 'Dime a Dance'
    (archive footage)
  • Imogene Coca
    Imogene Coca
    Imogene Coca
    Dancer, clip from 'Dime a Dance'
    (archive footage)
  • Charles Kemper
    Charles Kemper
    Charles Kemper
    Henry Groper, clip from 'Getting an Eyeful'
    (archive footage)
  • June Allyson
    June Allyson
    June Allyson
    Harriet
    (archive footage) (as June Allison)
  • Barry Sullivan in Queen Bee (1955)
    Barry Sullivan
    Barry Sullivan
    Sailor, clip from 'Dime a Dance'
    (archive footage)
  • Sally Starr
    Sally Starr
    Sally Starr
    Eleanor, clip from 'Getting an Eyeful'
    (archive footage)
  • Clyde Fillmore
    Clyde Fillmore
    Clyde Fillmore
    Buddy, clip from 'Getting an Eyeful'
    (archive footage)
  • Jack Squires
    Jack Squires
    Stooge, clip fom 'Getting an Eyeful'
    (archive footage)
  • Jack Hartley
    Jack Hartley
    Stooge, clip from 'Getting an Eyeful'
    (archive footage)

Producer

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  • Al Christie
    Al Christie
    producer (original version)

Editors

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  • Bud Pollard
    Bud Pollard
    editor (compilation footage)
  • Barney Rogan
    Barney Rogan
    editor (archive footage)

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