Stars and Stripes Forever

1h 30m
DramaMusic
6.9

A film biography of the composer John Philip Sousa, from his early days in the Marine Corps Band through the Spanish-American War in 1898.

Cast

Clifton Webb
John Philip Sousa
Debra Paget
Lily Becker
Robert Wagner
Willie Little
Ruth Hussey
Jennie Sousa
Finlay Currie
Col. Randolph
Roy Roberts
Maj. George Porter Houston
Thomas Browne Henry
David Blakely (as Tom Browne Henry)
Helen Van Tuyl
Mrs. President Harrison
Dorinda Clifton
Dancer (uncredited)

Crew

Henry Koster
Director
Lamar Trotti
Screenplay, Producer
Ernest Vajda
Story
John Philip Sousa
Book
James B. Clark
Editor
Lyman Hallowell
Assistant Editor
Charles G. Clarke
Cinematography
Charles LeMaire
Wardrobe Supervisor
Dorothy Jeakins
Costume Design
Sam Benson
Wardrobe Assistant
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Alfred Bruzlin
Sound
Roger Heman Sr.
Sound
Ray Kellogg
Special Effects
Alfred Newman
Music Director, Music
Ken Darby
Vocal Coach
Claude E. Carpenter
Set Decoration
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
Glenn "Skippy" Delfino
Props
Gaston Glass
Unit Production Manager
R.L. Hough
Assistant Production Manager
Joseph C. Wright
Art Direction
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction
Leo Arnaud
Orchestrator

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