A machinist's apprentice in Depression-era New York, David dreams of becoming the new Ronald Colman. Defying the wishes of his parents, David lands a nonpaying job in a seedy theatrical production directed by broken-down ham Marlowe.
Cast
José Ferrer
Harrison B. Marlowe
Shelley Winters
Emma Kolowitz
Elaine May
Angela Marlowe
Jack Gilford
Mr. Foreman
Janet Margolin
Wanda
David Opatoshu
Morris Kolowitz
Michael J. Pollard
Marvin
Don Rickles
Harry Hamburger
Richard Deacon
Pike
Nancy Kovack
Miss Laura B
Reni Santoni
David Kolowitz
Herbie Faye
Mr. Schoenbaum
Rob Reiner
Clark Baxter
Danny Stein
Spencer Reynolds
Milton Frome
Policeman
Lillian Adams
Theatre Goer
Mantan Moreland
Subway Rider
Patrick Campbell
Butler
Peter Brocco
Lawyer Peabody
Phil Arnold
Waiter (uncredited)
Hans Moebus
Audience Member (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery
Audience Member (uncredited)
Leoda Richards
Audience Member (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Passerby in Front of Theatre (uncredited)
John Bell Young
Jimmy (uncredited)
Crew
Carl Reiner
Director, Screenplay, Novel, Producer
Joseph Stein
Screenplay, Producer, Theatre Play
Charles Nelson
Editor
Joseph F. Biroc
Director of Photography
Wendell Franklin
Assistant Director
Kurt Neumann
Assistant Director
Kurt Neumann
Associate Producer
Albert Taffet
Camera Operator
Virginia Jones
Hairstylist
Ben Lane
Makeup Supervisor
Charles J. Rice
Sound Supervisor
Jack Haynes
Sound
James Z. Flaster
Sound
Quincy Jones
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Morris Hoffman
Set Decoration
Betty Levin
Script Supervisor
Walter M. Simonds
Art Direction
Jack Hayes
Orchestrator
Leo Shuken
Orchestrator
Morton Gottlieb
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