A group of academics have spent years shut up in a house working on the definitive encyclopedia. When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language. Here he meets Sugarpuss O’Shea, a nightclub singer, who’s on top of all the slang—and, it just so happens, needs a place to stay.
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Writing | Billy Wilder | Original Story |
Directing | Howard Hawks | Director |
Writing | Charles Brackett | Screenplay |
Writing | Billy Wilder | Screenplay |
Writing | Thomas Monroe | Original Story |
Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
Production | Samuel Goldwyn | Producer |
Art | Perry Ferguson | Art Direction |
Directing | William Tummel | Assistant Director |
Editing | Daniel Mandell | Editor |
Sound | Frank Maher | Sound Engineer |
Art | Howard Bristol | Set Decoration |
Camera | Gregg Toland | Director of Photography |
Sound | Alfred Newman | Original Music Composer |
Art | McClure Capps | Assistant Art Director |
Crew | Samuel Goldwyn | Presenter |
Costume & Make-Up | Mel Berns | Makeup Artist |
Production | Earl Rettig | Unit Manager |
Art | Julia Heron | Set Decoration |
Directing | Marty Moss | Second Assistant Director |
Directing | Arthur Rosson | Second Unit Director |
Directing | John Sherwood | Assistant Director |
Art | Irving W. Sindler | Property Master |
Camera | James V. Murray | Assistant Camera |
Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costumer |
Crew | David Buttolph | Additional Music |
Sound | Martha Tilton | Vocals |