Fictionalized account of Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr., who stole or created fictional identities and worked in a variety of occupations, most quite successfully.
Cast
Tony Curtis
Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr. / Martin Donner / Dr. Gilbert / Ben. W. Stone / Dr. Joseph Mornay / Robert Boyd Hammnd
Karl Malden
Father Devlin
Edmond O'Brien
Capt. Glover - HMCS Cayuga
Arthur O'Connell
Warden J.B. Chandler
Gary Merrill
Pa Demara
Joan Blackman
Lt. Catherine Lacey
Raymond Massey
Abbott Donner
Robert Middleton
R.C. Brown
Jeanette Nolan
Ma Demara
Sue Ane Langdon
Eulalie Chandler
Larry Gates
Cardinal
Mike Kellin
Clifford Thompson
Frank Gorshin
Barney
Cindi Wood
WAC Lieutenant
Dick Sargent
Hotchkiss
Robert Crawford Jr.
Fred Demara Jr. (as Robert Crawford)
Doodles Weaver
Farmer Hauling Fertilizer
Ward Ramsey
Lieutenant Commander Howard - HMCS Cayuga
David White
Dr. Hammond
Philip Ahn
Capt. Hun Kim
Herbert Rudley
Senior Officer
Jerry Paris
Defense Lieutenant
Harry Carey, Jr.
Dr. Joseph Mornay
Willard Sage
Lt. Thornton
Russ Conway
Sgt. Wilkerson (uncredited)
James Dobson
Sailor (uncredited)
Richard Gaines
State Official (uncredited)
Bob Herron
Highway Patrol Officer (uncredited)
Herbert Lytton
Reporter (uncredited)
Frank Maxwell
Tirdell (uncredited)
Michael Ford
Soldier (uncredited)
Dan Sheridan
RCN Chief (uncredited)
Charles Cane
Sheriff (uncredited)
Gage Clarke
Mr. Warren (uncredited)
John Cliff
Marine Major (uncredited)
Robert Dornan
Reporter (uncredited)
James Drake
Seaman (uncredited)
Bob Hastings
State Department Official (uncredited)
Dale Ishimoto
Korean Soldier (uncredited)
Robert Kino
Korean Officer (uncredited)
Ted Knight
Reporter (uncredited)
Oliver McGowan
RCN Commander (uncredited)
Don Ross
Sergeant (uncredited)
Paul Sorensen
Guard (uncredited)
Tom Steele
Highway Patrol Officer (uncredited)
Warren Vanders
Minor Role (uncredited)
Joe Gray
Federal Prison Inmate (uncredited)
Harry Harvey Jr.
Seaman (uncredited)
Bing Russell
Morgan (uncredited)
Crew
Robert Mulligan
Director
Liam O'Brien
Screenplay
Robert Crichton
Novel
Frederic Knudtson
Editor
Robert Burks
Director of Photography
Joseph E. Kenney
Assistant Director
Robert Arthur
Producer
Larry Germain
Hairstylist
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
Frank H. Wilkinson
Sound
Waldon O. Watson
Sound
Henry Mancini
Original Music Composer
Joseph Gershenson
Music Supervisor
Julia Heron
Set Decoration
Tom Steele
Stunts
Henry Bumstead
Art Direction
Alexander Golitzen
Art Direction
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