Stars and Stripes Forever
"Strike up the band! Here comes The Greatest Musical Show on Earth!"
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
Lamar Trotti
Producer
Alfred Newman
Music
Charles G. Clarke
Cinematography
James B. Clark
Editor
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction
Joseph C. Wright
Art Direction
Claude E. Carpenter
Set Decoration
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
Dorothy Jeakins
Costume Design
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Gaston Glass
Unit Production Manager
R.L. Hough
Assistant Production Manager
Glenn "Skippy" Delfino
Props
Alfred Bruzlin
Sound
Roger Heman Sr.
Sound
Ray Kellogg
Special Effects
Charles LeMaire
Wardrobe Supervisor
Sam Benson
Wardrobe Assistant
Lyman Hallowell
Assistant Editor
Leo Arnaud
Orchestrator
Ken Darby
Vocal Coach
Alfred Newman
Music Director
John Philip Sousa
Book
Ernest Vajda
Story