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Give a Girl a Break (1953) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Stanley Donen ... (directed by)

Writing Credits  

Albert Hackett ... (screen play by) and
Frances Goodrich ... (screen play by)
 
Vera Caspary ... (story by)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Marge Champion ... Madelyn Corlane
Gower Champion ... Ted Sturgis
Debbie Reynolds ... Suzy Doolittle
Helen Wood Helen Wood ... Mrs. Olga Bradshaw / Joanna Moss
Bob Fosse ... Bob Dowdy
Kurt Kasznar ... Leo Belney
Richard Anderson ... Burton Bradshaw
William Ching ... Anson Prichett
Lurene Tuttle ... Mrs. Doolittle
Larry Keating ... Felix Jordan
Donna Martell ... Janet Hallson
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dorothy Abbott ... Chorine (uncredited)
Jimmy Ames ... Joe (uncredited)
Jerry Antes ... Dancer (uncredited)
Brandon Beach Brandon Beach ... Show Spectator (uncredited)
Margaret Bert Margaret Bert ... Fanny (uncredited)
Wanda Jay Bieber Wanda Jay Bieber ... Dancer (uncredited)
Donia Bussey Donia Bussey ... Dancer (uncredited)
Emilie Cabanne Emilie Cabanne ... Minor Role (uncredited)
John Call ... Mr. Doolittle (uncredited)
George Chakiris ... Dancer (uncredited)
Helen Chapman ... Dancer (uncredited)
Sonia Charsky Sonia Charsky ... Margot (uncredited)
Ruth Clifford ... Madelyn's Mother (uncredited)
Jonathan Cott ... Assistant Director (uncredited)
Carli Elinor Carli Elinor ... Minor Role (uncredited)
James Farrar James Farrar ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Mary Foran Mary Foran ... Singer (uncredited)
Inez Gorman ... Miss Leslie (uncredited)
Jane Howard ... Dancer (uncredited)
Diana Howe Diana Howe ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Eileen Howe Eileen Howe ... Model (uncredited)
Duke Johnson Duke Johnson ... Juggler (uncredited)
Harry C. Johnson Harry C. Johnson ... Juggler (uncredited)
Donna Kaye Donna Kaye ... Contortionist (uncredited)
Jan Kayne Jan Kayne ... Girl in Subway (uncredited)
Colin Kenny ... Man Leaving Bar (uncredited)
Noelle Kent Noelle Kent ... Minor Role (uncredited)
June Lyden June Lyden ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Archer MacDonald ... Peter (uncredited)
Svetlana McLee Svetlana McLee ... Dancer (uncredited)
Teresa Mitchell Teresa Mitchell ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery ... Dresser (uncredited)
Troy Patterson Troy Patterson ... Dancer (uncredited)
Sam Pierce Sam Pierce ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Shirley Powell Shirley Powell ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Erin Selwyn Erin Selwyn ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Sandra Spence ... Girl in Lavish Apartment (uncredited)
Cy Stevens ... Writer (uncredited)
Sandra Stone Sandra Stone ... Dancer (uncredited)
Beverly Thompson ... Dancer (uncredited)
Marjorie Wood Marjorie Wood ... Mme. Cerette (uncredited)
Wilson Wood Wilson Wood ... Dog Trainer (uncredited)

Produced by 

Jack Cummings ... producer

Music by 

Burton Lane
André Previn ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by 

William C. Mellor ... director of photography (as William Mellor)

Editing by 

Adrienne Fazan

Art Direction by 

Cedric Gibbons
Paul Groesse

Set Decoration by 

Arthur Krams
Edwin B. Willis

Costume Design by 

Herschel McCoy ... costume designer: men
Helen Rose ... costume designer: women

Makeup Department 

Sydney Guilaroff ... hair stylist
John Truwe ... makeup artist
William Tuttle ... makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Marvin Stuart ... assistant director

Sound Department 

Douglas Shearer ... recording supervisor

Special Effects by 

Warren Newcombe ... special effects
Irving G. Ries ... special effects

Editorial Department 

Robert Brower ... color consultant: Technicolor
Henri Jaffa ... color consultant: Technicolor

Music Department 

Gower Champion ... musical numbers staging
Saul Chaplin ... musical director
Stanley Donen ... musical numbers staging
Ira Gershwin ... lyricist
André Previn ... musical director
Wally Heglin ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Bill Lee ... singing voice: Gower Champion (uncredited)

See also

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