What a Way to Go!
"What A Cast!... What A Past!... What A Show!..."
A four-time widow discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be rich.
Cast
Shirley MacLaine
Louisa May Foster
Paul Newman
Larry Flint
Robert Mitchum
Rod Anderson Jr.
Dean Martin
Leonard Crawley
Gene Kelly
Pinky Benson
Robert Cummings
Dr. Victor Stephanson
Dick Van Dyke
Edgar Hopper
Reginald Gardiner
Painter
Margaret Dumont
Mrs. Foster
Lou Nova
Trentino
Fifi D'Orsay
Baroness
Maurice Marsac
Rene
Wally Vernon
Agent
Jane Wald
Polly
Lenny Kent
Hollywood Lawyer
Fred Aldrich
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Leon Alton
Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
Don Anderson
Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
Army Archerd
TV Announcer (uncredited)
Anton Arnold
Mr. Foster (uncredited)
Phil Arnold
Publicity and Press Agent (uncredited)
Mark Bailey
Private Airline Pilot (uncredited)
Al Bain
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
John Barton
Farmer (uncredited)
Al Beaudine
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Marjorie Bennett
Mrs. Freeman (uncredited)
Nesdon Booth
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Eugene Borden
Man (uncredited)
Lynn Borden
Woman (uncredited)
Barbara Bouchet
Girl on Plane (uncredited)
John Cliff
Waiter (uncredited)
Christopher Connelly
Ned (uncredited)
Tom Conway
Lord Kensington (uncredited)
William Corcoran
Leonard Crawley Jr. (age 7) (uncredited)
Paul Cristo
Party Guest (uncredited)
Carol Daniels
Bathing Beauty (uncredited)
Alphonso DuBois
Frenchman (uncredited)
Peter Duchin
Cocktail Party Pianist (uncredited)
James Elsegood
Shipboard Number Dancer (uncredited)
Anthony Eustrel
Willard (uncredited)
Pamelyn Ferdin
Geraldine Crawley (age 4) (uncredited)
Fred Fisher
Customer (uncredited)
Jeff Fithian
Jonathan Crawley (age 5) (uncredited)
Joe Fithian
Jonathan Crawley (age 5) (uncredited)
Jacques Foti
Policeman (uncredited)
Milton Frome
Lawyer (uncredited)
Teri Garr
Shipboard Number Dancer (uncredited)
Roy Goldman
Diner Customer (uncredited)
Roy Gordon
Minister (uncredited)
Sid Gould
Movie Executive (uncredited)
Jack Greening
Chester (uncredited)
Paula Lane
Movie Executive's Girl (uncredited)
Joel Grey
Patron (uncredited)
Crew
J. Lee Thompson
Director
Adolph Green
Screenplay
Gwen Davis
Story
Betty Comden
Screenplay
Edith Head
Costume Design
Jule Styne
Songs
Betty Comden
Lyricist
Adolph Green
Lyricist
Arthur P. Jacobs
Producer
Fred Hall
Gaffer
Marjorie Fowler
Editor
Leon Shamroy
Director of Photography
Bernard Freericks
Sound
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Sydney Guilaroff
Hair Designer
Stuart A. Reiss
Set Decoration
William Eckhardt
Unit Production Manager
Margaret Donovan
Hair Supervisor
Walter M. Scott
Set Decoration
Ted Haworth
Art Direction
Emil Kosa Jr.
Special Effects
Arthur Morton
Orchestrator
Fred R. Simpson
Assistant Director
L.B. Abbott
Special Effects
Leon Charles
Dialogue Coach
Elmer Raguse
Sound
Jack Martin Smith
Art Direction
Moss Mabry
Wardrobe Designer
Gene Kelly
Choreographer
Nelson Riddle
Original Music Composer