Ziegfeld Follies

Edward Arnold as Lawyer (segment "Pay the Two Dollars") Cyd Charisse as Ballerina (segment "Beauty") Virginia O'Brien as Virginia O'Brien (segment "Here's to the Ladies") Kathryn Grayson as Kathryn Grayson (segment "Beauty") Red Skelton as J. Newton Numbskull (segment "When Television Comes") Esther Williams as Esther Williams (segment "A Water Ballet") William Frawley as Martin (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket") Eve Whitney as Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited) Fred Astaire as Fred Astaire / Raffles / Tai Long / Gentleman Lena Horne as Lena Horne (segment "Love") Gene Kelly as Gentleman (segment "The Babbit and the Bromide") Victor Moore as Lawyer's Client (segment "Pay the Two Dollars") Keenan Wynn as Caller (segment "Number Please") Noreen Nash as Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited) Lucille Ball as Lucille Ball (segment "Here's to the Ladies") Hume Cronyn as Monty (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket") Robert Lewis as Gentleman ("Limehouse Blues") / Man (voice) ("Number Please") William Powell as Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. Lucille Bremer as Princess ("This Heart of Mine") / Moy Ling ("Limehouse Blues") Fanny Brice as Norma Edelman (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket") Judy Garland as Star (segment "A Great Lady Has an Interview") James Melton as Alfredo (segment "La Traviata")

Kay Thompson Vocals, Songs Sydney Guilaroff Hairstylist Roy Del Ruth Director Ira Gershwin Songs Douglas Shearer Recording Supervision Harry Warren Songs, Original Music Composer Cedric Gibbons Art Direction Helen Rose Costume Design Robert Lewis Director George Sidney Director George Gershwin Songs Irene Costume Supervisor George J. Folsey Director of Photography Irene Sharaff Costume Design Charles Rosher Director of Photography Vincente Minnelli Director Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration