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Directed by
Stanley Kramer 
 
Writing credits
William Rose (story and screenplay) &
Tania Rose (story and screenplay)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete

Spencer Tracy ... Capt. C. G. Culpepper

Milton Berle ... J. Russell Finch
Sid Caesar ... Melville Crump, DDS

Buddy Hackett ... Benjy Benjamin
Ethel Merman ... Mrs. Marcus

Mickey Rooney ... Ding 'Dingy' Bell
Dick Shawn ... Sylvester Marcus

Phil Silvers ... Otto Meyer
Terry-Thomas ... Lt.Col. J. Algernon Hawthorne

Jonathan Winters ... Lennie Pike

Edie Adams ... Monica Crump
Dorothy Provine ... Emeline Marcus-Finch
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson ... Second cab driver
Jim Backus ... Tyler Fitzgerald
Ben Blue ... Biplane pilot
Joe E. Brown ... Union official
Alan Carney ... Police sergeant
Chick Chandler ... Detective outside Chinese laundromat
Barrie Chase ... Sylvester's girlfriend
Lloyd Corrigan ... The Mayor
William Demarest ... Police Chief Aloysius
Andy Devine ... Sheriff of Crockett County
Selma Diamond ... Ginger Culpepper (voice)

Peter Falk ... Third cab driver
Norman Fell ... Detective at Grogan's crash site
Paul Ford ... Col. Wilberforce
Stan Freberg ... Deputy sheriff
Louise Glenn ... Billie Sue Culpepper (voice)
Leo Gorcey ... First cab driver
Sterling Holloway ... Fire Chief
Marvin Kaplan ... Irwin

Edward Everett Horton ... Mr. Dinckler

Buster Keaton ... Jimmy the Crook

Don Knotts ... Nervous Motorist

Charles Lane ... Airport manager
Mike Mazurki ... Miner
Charles McGraw ... Lt. Matthews
Cliff Norton ... Reporter
Zasu Pitts ... Gertie (switchboard operator)

Carl Reiner ... Tower controller at Rancho Conejo
Madlyn Rhue ... Secretary Schwartz
Roy Roberts ... Policeman outside Irwin & Ray's Garage
Arnold Stang ... Ray
Nick Stewart ... Migrant truck driver
Joe DeRita ... Fireman (as The Three Stooges)
Larry Fine ... Fireman (as The Three Stooges)
Moe Howard ... Fireman (as The Three Stooges)
Sammee Tong ... Chinese laundryman
Jesse White ... Radio tower operator at Rancho Conejo

Jimmy Durante ... Smiler Grogan
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Jack Benny ... Man in car in desert (uncredited)
Paul Birch ... Policeman (uncredited)
John Clarke ... Helicoper Pilot (uncredited)
Stanley Clements ... Detective in squad room (uncredited)
Howard Da Silva ... Airport Officer (uncredited)
Minta Durfee ... Bit part (uncredited)
Roy Engel ... Patrolman / Police radio voice unit F-14 (uncredited)
James Flavin ... Patrolman (uncredited)
Nicholas Georgiade ... Detective at Grogan's crash site (uncredited)
Stacy Harris ... Police radio voice unit F-7 (voice) (uncredited)
Don C. Harvey ... Policeman in helicopter (uncredited)

Bob Hope ... Passer by in car (uncredited)
Allen Jenkins ... Police officer (uncredited)
Robert Karnes ... Police Officer Simmy (uncredited)
Tom Kennedy ... Traffic cop (uncredited)
Harry Lauter ... Police dispatcher (uncredited)
Ben Lessy ... George (steward) (uncredited)
Bobo Lewis ... Pilot's wife (uncredited)

Jerry Lewis ... Man who runs over hat (uncredited)
Bob Mazurki ... Eddie (miner's son) (uncredited)
Barbara Pepper ... Bit part (uncredited)
Eddie Ryder ... Air traffic control tower staffer (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock ... Crowd Extra (uncredited)
Eddie Smith ... Extra (uncredited)
Doodles Weaver ... Hardware Store Clerk (uncredited)
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Produced by
Stanley Kramer .... producer
 
Original Music by
Ernest Gold 
 
Cinematography by
Ernest Laszlo (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Gene Fowler Jr. 
Robert C. Jones 
Frederic Knudtson 
 
Production Design by
Rudolph Sternad 
 
Art Direction by
Gordon Gurnee 
 
Set Decoration by
Joseph Kish 
 
Costume Design by
Bill Thomas 
 
Makeup Department
George Lane .... makeup artist
Connie Nichols .... hair stylist
Lynn F. Reynolds .... makeup artist (as Lynn Reynolds)
Steven Clensos .... makeup artist (uncredited)
Rolf Miller .... makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Clem Beauchamp .... production manager
Adrian Woolery .... production manager: animation (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
George Batcheller .... assistant director
Bert Chervin .... assistant director
Charles Scott .... assistant director
Carey Loftin .... second unit director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Art Cole .... property master
 
Sound Department
Walter Elliott .... sound editor
Roy Granville .... sound re-recordist
John K. Kean .... sound engineer (as John Kean)
Clem Portman .... sound re-recordist
Vinton Vernon .... sound re-recordist
Glenn E. Anderson .... boom operator (uncredited)
Richard Portman .... assistant foley artist (uncredited)
Gordon Sawyer .... sound supervisor (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Danny Lee .... special effects
Chuck Gaspar .... special effects (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Linwood G. Dunn .... photographic effects
Farciot Edouart .... process photography
James B. Gordon .... photographic effects
Jim Danforth .... miniature maker (uncredited)
Jim Danforth .... stop-motion animator (uncredited)
Marcel Delgado .... miniatures (uncredited)
Willis H. O'Brien .... visual effects (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Carey Loftin .... stunt supervisor
Max Balchowsky .... stunts (uncredited)
Paul Baxley .... stunts (uncredited)
May Boss .... stunt double (uncredited)
May Boss .... stunts (uncredited)
Richard E. Butler .... stunts (uncredited)
Tap Canutt .... stunts (uncredited)
Bill Couch .... high wire stunt double: Spencer Tracy (uncredited)
Bill Couch .... stunt double: Buddy Hackett (uncredited)
Chuck Couch .... stunt double: Terry-Thomas (uncredited)
Philip Crawford .... stunts (uncredited)
Dick Crockett .... stunts (uncredited)
John Daheim .... stunts (uncredited)
Carol Daniels .... stunts (uncredited)
George DeNormand .... stunts (uncredited)
Gary Epper .... stunts (uncredited)
Stephanie Epper .... stunts (uncredited)
Fred Gabourie .... stunts (uncredited)
Dick Geary .... stunts (uncredited)
Sol Gorss .... stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward .... stunts (uncredited)
Bob Herron .... stunts (uncredited)
Robert F. Hoy .... stunts (uncredited)
John Hudkins .... stunt double: Jonathan Winters (uncredited)
John Hudkins .... stunts (uncredited)
Loren Janes .... stunt double: Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson (uncredited)
Walt La Rue .... stunts (uncredited)
Carey Loftin .... stunt double: Terry-Thomas (uncredited)
Carey Loftin .... stunt driver (uncredited)
Carey Loftin .... stunts (uncredited)
Paul Mantz .... stunt pilot (uncredited)
Harvey Parry .... stunts (uncredited)
Regis Parton .... stunt double: Milton Berle (uncredited)
Gil Perkins .... stunts (uncredited)
Jack Perkins .... stunt double: Jonathan Winters (uncredited)
Janos Prohaska .... stunt double: Peter Falk (uncredited)
George Robotham .... stunt double: Dick Shawn (uncredited)
Wally Rose .... stunts (uncredited)
Carl Saxe .... stunt double: Sid Caesar (uncredited)
Fred Scheiwiller .... stunts (uncredited)
Bill Shannon .... stunts (uncredited)
Alex Sharp .... stunts (uncredited)
Paul Stader .... stunts (uncredited)
Tom Steele .... stunts (uncredited)
Frank Tallman .... stunt pilot (uncredited)
Helen Thurston .... stunt double: Ethel Merman (uncredited)
Buddy Van Horn .... stunts (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel .... stunt driver (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel .... stunts (uncredited)
Jesse Wayne .... stunt double (uncredited)
Jesse Wayne .... stunt double: Mickey Rooney (uncredited)
Marvin Willens .... stunt double: Phil Silvers (uncredited)
Marvin Willens .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Joseph Edesa .... chief gaffer (as Joe Edesa)
Dick Johnson .... assistant camera (as Richard Johnson)
Martin Kashuk .... assistant company grip
Hal McAlpin .... additional photographer (as Hal A. McAlpin)
Irmin Roberts .... additional photographer (as Irman Roberts)
Morris Rosen .... company grip
Charles F. Wheeler .... camera operator (as Charles Wheeler)
James V. King .... camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
Hal McAlpin .... still photographer (uncredited)
Jack Woolf .... aerial photographer (uncredited)
 
Animation Department
Bob Carlson .... animator: titles (uncredited)
Hugh Childs .... animator: titles (uncredited)
Tab Collar .... animator: titles (uncredited)
Art Goodman .... animator: titles (uncredited)
Bernard Gruver .... animator: titles (uncredited)
Oscar Hansson .... animator: titles (uncredited)
Ruth Kissane .... animator: titles (uncredited)
Bror Lansing .... animator: titles (uncredited)
Ed Levitt .... animator: titles (uncredited)
Mary Mathews .... animator: titles (uncredited)
Bill Melendez .... animator: titles (uncredited)
Carl Pederson .... animator: titles (uncredited)
Beverly Robbins .... animator: titles (uncredited)
Charles Smith .... animator: titles (uncredited)
Danny Smith .... animator: titles (uncredited)
Frank Smith .... animator: titles (uncredited)
Irene Wyman .... animator: titles (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Joe King .... costume supervisor
 
Music Department
Mack David .... lyrics
Art Dunham .... music editor
The Four Mads .... musician: dance sequence
Ernest Gold .... conductor: The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
The Shirelles .... singers: dance sequence
Bob Bain .... musician: guitar (uncredited)
William Brittan .... music recording engineer (uncredited)
Ernest Gold .... musician: dance sequence (uncredited)
Robert Helfer .... music coordinator (uncredited)
Albert Woodbury .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
Frank Khoury .... driver (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Saul Bass .... title designer
Anne P. Kramer .... assistant to producer (as Anne Kramer)
Stanley Kramer .... presenter
Paul Mantz .... aerial supervisor
Bud Pine .... production coordinator
Marshall Schlom .... script supervisor
Frank Tallman .... aerial supervisor
Ivan Volkman .... assistant to director
Clarence Agress .... physician: Mr. Silvers (uncredited)
Robert E. Blair .... dog trainer (uncredited)
William T. Hurtz .... director: animated title sequence (uncredited)
 
Crew verified as complete

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