Danny Kaye

Hobart Frisbee

Virginia Mayo

Honey Swanson

Benny Goodman

Professor Magenbruch

Tommy Dorsey

Tommy Dorsey

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Lionel Hampton

Lionel Hampton

Charlie Barnet

Charlie Barnet

Mel Powell

Mel Powell

Ford Washington Lee

Buck

John 'Bubbles' Sublett

Bubbles

Page Cavanaugh

Page Cavanaugh

Al Viola

Al Viola

Lloyd Pratt

Lloyd Pratt

Orlandus Wilson

Orlandus Wilson

Henry Owens

Henry Owens

Willie Johnson

Willie Johnson

Clyde Riddick

Clyde Riddick

Russo do Pandeiro

Russo

Hugh Herbert

Professor Twingle

Steve Cochran

Tony Crow

J. Edward Bromberg

Dr. Elfini

Felix Bressart

Professor Gerkikoff

Ludwig Stössel

Professor Träumer

O.Z. Whitehead

Professor Oddly

Esther Dale

Miss Bragg

Mary Field

Miss Totten

Howland Chamberlain

Mr. Setter

Paul Langton

Joe

Sidney Blackmer

Adams

Ben Welden

Monte

Ben Chasen

Ben

Peter Virgo

Louis

Harry Babasin

Bass

Louie Bellson

Drums

Alton Hendrickson

Guitar

Laurindo Almeida

Laurindo Almeida (uncredited)

Sue George

Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

Milicent Patrick

Woman at Dorsey Club (uncredited)

Howard Hawks

Director

Perry Ferguson

Art Direction

Gregg Toland

Director of Photography

Daniel Mandell

Editor

George Jenkins

Art Direction

Irene Sharaff

Costume Design

Julia Heron

Set Decoration

Robert Stephanoff

Makeup Artist

Samuel Goldwyn

Producer

Marie Clark

Hairstylist

Hugo Friedhofer

Original Music Composer

Emil Newman

Original Music Composer

Sonny Burke

Orchestrator

Emil Newman

Music Director

Don Raye

Lyricist

Thomas Monroe

Story

John P. Fulton

Special Effects

Don Raye

Original Music Composer

Billy Wilder

Story

Gene de Paul

Lyricist

Hugo Friedhofer

Music Director

Fred Lau

Sound Recordist

Charles Brackett

Original Film Writer

Billy Wilder

Original Film Writer

Harry Tugend

Adaptation