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Van Johnson and Esther Williams in Thrill of a Romance (1945)

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Thrill of a Romance

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Director

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  • Richard Thorpe
    Richard Thorpe

Writers

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  • Richard Connell
    Richard Connell
    original screen play by and
  • Gladys Lehman
    Gladys Lehman
    original screen play by

Cast

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(in credits order) complete, awaiting verification
  • Van Johnson
    Van Johnson
    Van Johnson
    Major Thomas Milvaine
  • Esther Williams
    Esther Williams
    Esther Williams
    Cynthia Glenn
  • Frances Gifford
    Frances Gifford
    Frances Gifford
    Maude Bancroft
  • Henry Travers
    Henry Travers
    Henry Travers
    Hobart Glenn
  • Spring Byington
    Spring Byington
    Spring Byington
    Nona Glenn
  • Lauritz Melchior
    Lauritz Melchior
    Lauritz Melchior
    Mr. Nils Knudsen
  • Carleton G. Young
    Carleton G. Young
    Carleton G. Young
    Robert G. Delbar
  • Ethel Griffies
    Ethel Griffies
    Ethel Griffies
    Mrs. Fenway
  • Donald Curtis in They Were Expendable (1945)
    Donald Curtis
    Donald Curtis
    K.O. Karny
  • Jerry Scott
    Jerry Scott
    Lyonel
  • Fernando Alvarado
    Fernando Alvarado
    Julio
  • Helene Stanley
    Helene Stanley
    Helene Stanley
    Susan
  • Vince Barnett
    Vince Barnett
    Vince Barnett
    Oscar
  • Billy House
    Billy House
    Billy House
    Dr. Tovve
  • Joan Fay Macaboy
    Joan Fay Macaboy
    Betty
  • Tommy Dorsey, Ziggy Elman, Buddy Rich, Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra, and Buddy Morrow in Ship Ahoy (1942)
    Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
    Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
    Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
    (as Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Robert Allen
    Robert Allen
    Robert Allen
    Member Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
    (uncredited)
  • Jessie Arnold in So This Is New York (1948)
    Jessie Arnold
    Jessie Arnold
    Cleaning Woman
    (uncredited)
  • Frank Baker
    Frank Baker
    Frank Baker
    Club Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Jack Baxley
    Jack Baxley
    Detective at Wedding Reception
    (uncredited)
  • Wally Boag
    Wally Boag
    Wally Boag
    Canadian Flier
    (uncredited)
  • Eugene Borden
    Eugene Borden
    Gene
    (uncredited)
  • Danny Borzage
    Danny Borzage
    Accordionist
    (uncredited)
  • Tom Brannigan
    Tom Brannigan
    Johnny
    (uncredited)
  • Virginia Brissac
    Virginia Brissac
    Virginia Brissac
    Ms. McKenzie
    (uncredited)
  • Art Buehler
    Art Buehler
    Chauffeur
    (uncredited)
  • Fulton Burley
    Fulton Burley
    Canadian Flier
    (uncredited)
  • Lucille Casey
    Lucille Casey
    Hotel Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Mimi Cassell
    Mimi Cassell
    Giggling Girl
    (uncredited)
  • Jeff Chandler
    Jeff Chandler
    Jeff Chandler
    Singer
    (uncredited)
  • James Conaty
    James Conaty
    Nightclub Patron
    /Hotel Lounge Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Tony Coppala
    Tony Coppala
    Waiter
    (uncredited)
  • Douglas Cowan
    Douglas Cowan
    Douglas Cowan
    Canadian Flier
    (uncredited)
  • Elizabeth Dailey
    Elizabeth Dailey
    Hotel Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Henry H. Daniels Jr.
    Henry H. Daniels Jr.
    Henry H. Daniels Jr.
    Canadian Flier
    (uncredited)
  • Rudy De Saxe
    Rudy De Saxe
    Waiter
    (uncredited)
  • Buddy De Franco
    Buddy DeFranco
    Buddy DeFranco
    Member Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
    (uncredited)
  • Evelyn Del Rio
    Evelyn Del Rio
    Girl
    (uncredited)
  • Frances Donelan
    Frances Donelan
    Hotel Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Tommy Dorsey c. 1935
    Tommy Dorsey
    Tommy Dorsey
    Tommy Dorsey
    (uncredited)
  • Dick Earle
    Dick Earle
    Mr. Carter
    (uncredited)
  • Carli Elinor
    Carli Elinor
    Gypsy Orchestra Leader
    (uncredited)
  • Frank Ferguson
    Frank Ferguson
    Frank Ferguson
    1st Hotel Monte Belva Clerk
    (uncredited)
  • Dorothy Ford
    Dorothy Ford
    Dorothy Ford
    Hotel Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Grace Ford
    Grace Ford
    Grace Ford
    Cleaning Woman
    (uncredited)
  • Mary Jane French
    Mary Jane French
    Hotel Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Arno Frey
    Arno Frey
    Hotel Headwaiter
    (uncredited)
  • Karen X. Gaylord
    Karen X. Gaylord
    Karen X. Gaylord
    Hotel Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Winifred Glyn
    Winifred Glyn
    Girl
    (uncredited)
  • Albert Godderis
    Albert Godderis
    Waiter
    (uncredited)
  • James Gonzalez
    James Gonzalez
    James Gonzalez
    Restaurant Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Dick Gordon in Black Magic (1944)
    Dick Gordon
    Dick Gordon
    Wedding Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Bob Elliott, Ray Goulding, and Bob & Ray
    Ray Goulding
    Ray Goulding
    Nightclub Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Aileen Haley
    Aileen Haley
    Aileen Haley
    Hotel Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Dolores Hall
    Dolores Hall
    Girl
    (uncredited)
  • Thurston Hall
    Thurston Hall
    Thurston Hall
    J.P. Bancroft
    (uncredited)
  • Mahlon Hamilton
    Mahlon Hamilton
    Mahlon Hamilton
    Poolside Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Phil Hanna
    Phil Hanna
    Canadian Flier
    (uncredited)
  • Stuart Holmes
    Stuart Holmes
    Stuart Holmes
    Chess Player
    (uncredited)
  • Jane Isbell
    Jane Isbell
    Giggling Girl
    (uncredited)
  • Selmer Jackson in The Dark Past (1948)
    Selmer Jackson
    Selmer Jackson
    2nd Hotel Monte Belva Clerk
    (uncredited)
  • Robert Emmett Keane
    Robert Emmett Keane
    Robert Emmett Keane
    Austin Vemmering
    (uncredited)
  • The King Sisters
    The King Sisters
    The King Sisters
    Specialty Act
    (uncredited)
  • Peggy Leon
    Peggy Leon
    Wedding Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Carl M. Leviness
    Carl M. Leviness
    Carl M. Leviness
    Hotel Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Irv Lewis
    Irv Lewis
    Member Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
    (uncredited)
  • Ann Lundeen
    Ann Lundeen
    Hotel Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Wilbur Mack
    Wilbur Mack
    Wilbur Mack
    Hotel Lounge Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Gerald Mackey
    Gerald Mackey
    Boy
    (uncredited)
  • Hugh Maguire
    Hugh Maguire
    Hugh Maguire
    Boy
    (uncredited)
  • Dodo Marmarosa
    Dodo Marmarosa
    Dodo Marmarosa
    Member Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
    (uncredited)
  • Frank Mayo
    Frank Mayo
    Frank Mayo
    Hotel Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Beryl McCutcheon
    Beryl McCutcheon
    Hotel Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Danna McGraw
    Danna McGraw
    Hotel Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Frank McLure
    Frank McLure
    Frank McLure
    Hotel Lounge Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Harold Miller
    Harold Miller
    Harold Miller
    Wedding Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Warren Mills
    Warren Mills
    Warren Mills
    Page Boy
    (uncredited)
  • Hans Moebus in Dante (1960)
    Hans Moebus
    Hans Moebus
    Club Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Bert Moorhouse
    Bert Moorhouse
    Bert Moorhouse
    Poolside Dance Floor Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Tim Murdock
    Tim Murdock
    Naval Ensign
    (uncredited)
  • Alex Novinsky
    Alex Novinsky
    Chess-Player
    (uncredited)
  • Dagmar Oakland
    Dagmar Oakland
    Dagmar Oakland
    Guest at Reception
    (uncredited)
  • Jack Perrin in Wildcat Saunders (1936)
    Jack Perrin
    Jack Perrin
    Hotel Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Alexander Pollard in Nobody's Baby (1937)
    Alexander Pollard
    Alexander Pollard
    Hotel Lounge Waiter
    (uncredited)
  • Jean Porter
    Jean Porter
    Jean Porter
    Ga-Ga Bride
    (uncredited)
  • Buddy Rich
    Buddy Rich
    Buddy Rich
    Member Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
    (uncredited)
  • Erin Selwyn
    Erin Selwyn
    Hotel Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Ethel Smith
    Ethel Smith
    Ethel Smith - Organ Player
    (uncredited)
  • Amzie Strickland
    Amzie Strickland
    Amzie Strickland
    Hotel Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Joseph Sullivan in Tales of Wells Fargo (1957)
    Joseph Sullivan
    Joseph Sullivan
    Canadian Flier
    (uncredited)
  • Kay Thompson
    Kay Thompson
    Kay Thompson
    Hotel Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Bobby Walberg
    Bobby Walberg
    Boy
    (uncredited)
  • Alice Wallace
    Alice Wallace
    Hotel Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Pierre Watkin
    Pierre Watkin
    Pierre Watkin
    Tycoon
    (uncredited)
  • Eve Whitney
    Eve Whitney
    Eve Whitney
    Hotel Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Bonnie Lou Williams
    Bonnie Lou Williams
    singer (Self)
    (uncredited)

Producer

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  • Joe Pasternak
    Joe Pasternak
    producer (produced by)

Composers

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  • Calvin Jackson
    Calvin Jackson
    composer (uncredited)
  • George Stoll
    George Stoll
    composer (uncredited)

Cinematographer

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  • Harry Stradling Sr.
    Harry Stradling Sr.
    director of photography (as Harry Stradling)

Editor

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  • George Boemler
    George Boemler

Art Directors

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  • Cedric Gibbons
    Cedric Gibbons
  • Hans Peters
    Hans Peters

Set Decorator

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  • Edwin B. Willis
    Edwin B. Willis

Costume Design

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  • Kay Dean
    Kay Dean
  • Irene
    Irene

Makeup Department

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  • Jack Dawn
    Jack Dawn
    makeup creator

Second Unit or Assistant Director

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  • Marvin Stuart
    Marvin Stuart
    assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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  • Jack Bonar
    Jack Bonar
    associate set decorator

Sound Department

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  • Joe Edmondson
    Joe Edmondson
    sound technician
  • Douglas Shearer
    Douglas Shearer
    recording director
  • Robert Shirley
    Robert Shirley
    re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)
  • Newell Sparks
    Newell Sparks
    re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)
  • William Steinkamp
    William Steinkamp
    re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)
  • Michael Steinore
    Michael Steinore
    re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)
  • John A. Williams
    John A. Williams
    re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)

Visual Effects

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  • Mark Davis
    Mark Davis
    matte paintings camera (uncredited)
  • Warren Newcombe
    Warren Newcombe
    matte paintings (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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  • Sam Leavitt
    Sam Leavitt
    second camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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  • Kay Dean
    Kay Dean
    associate costume supervisor
  • Irene
    Irene
    costume supervisor
  • Eugene Joseff
    Eugene Joseff
    costume jeweller (uncredited)

Editorial Department

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  • Henri Jaffa
    Henri Jaffa
    associate color director: Technicolor
  • Natalie Kalmus
    Natalie Kalmus
    color director: Technicolor

Music Department

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  • Ted Duncan
    Ted Duncan
    orchestrator
  • Calvin Jackson
    Calvin Jackson
    orchestrator
  • Fred Norman
    Fred Norman
    orchestrator
  • Joseph Nussbaum
    Joseph Nussbaum
    orchestrator
  • George Stoll
    George Stoll
    music adaptor (as Georgie Stoll) / musical director (as Georgie Stoll)
  • Hugo Winterhalter
    Hugo Winterhalter
    orchestrator
  • Pete Decker
    Pete Decker
    music mixer (uncredited)
  • Conrad Salinger
    Conrad Salinger
    orchestrator (uncredited)
  • William Saracino
    William Saracino
    music mixer (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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  • Charles Walters
    Charles Walters
    dance director
  • Dhia Cristiani
    Dhia Cristiani
    italian voice dubbing: Esther Williams (uncredited)
  • Ruth Nurmi
    Ruth Nurmi
    diving double: Esther Williams (uncredited)
  • Amilcare Pettinelli
    Amilcare Pettinelli
    italian voice dubbing: Henry Travers (uncredited)
  • Giuseppe Rinaldi
    Giuseppe Rinaldi
    italian voice dubbing: Van Johnson (uncredited)
  • Giovanna Scotto
    Giovanna Scotto
    italian voice dubbing: Spring Byington (uncredited)
  • Jack Shea
    Jack Shea
    diving double: Donald Curtis (uncredited)
  • Stefano Sibaldi
    Stefano Sibaldi
    italian voice dubbing: Lauritz Melchior (uncredited)

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