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