To Beat the Band

Monte Collins as The Coroner Sonny Lamont as Tap Dancer Larry Steers as Man Knocked Down in Nightclub Lynne Carver as Minor Role Willie Best as Elevator Operator William H. O'Brien as Waiter Helen Broderick as Mrs. Freeda McCrary Phyllis Brooks as Rowena Joy Hodges as Ruth Harper - Girls' Band Leader Ronald Graham as Singer Harry Holman as Chubby Diner Torben Meyer as Headwaiter Hugh Herbert as Hugo Twist / Elizabeth Twist Roger Pryor as Larry Barry Evelyn Poe as Barbara Shelby Johnny Mercer as Member of the Band Mike Lally as Nightclub Patron Fred Keating as Fred Carson Eric Blore as Hawkins

Nicholas Musuraca Director of Photography Van Nest Polglase Art Direction George Marion Jr. Story Zion Myers Associate Producer Walter Plunkett Costume Design