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The King Steps Out (1936) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Josef von Sternberg

Writing Credits  

Ernst Decsey ... (play) and
Gustav Holm ... (play)
 
Hubert Marischka ... (story) and
Ernst Marischka ... (story)
 
Sidney Buchman ... (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order)  

Grace Moore ... Princess Elizabeth / Cissy (as Miss Grace Moore)
Franchot Tone ... Emperor Franz Josef
Walter Connolly ... Maximilian, Duke of Bavaria
Raymond Walburn ... Col. Von Kempen
Elisabeth Risdon ... Grand Duchess Sofia
Nana Bryant ... Louise
Victor Jory ... Capt. Palfi
Frieda Inescort ... Princess Helena
Thurston Hall ... Major
Herman Bing ... Pretzelberger
George Hassell George Hassell ... Herlicka
Johnny Arthur ... Chief of the Secret Police (as John Arthur)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stella Adams ... Minor Role (uncredited)
John Beck John Beck ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Guy Bellis Guy Bellis ... Captain (uncredited)
Wilson Benge ... Servant (uncredited)
Beatrice Blinn ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey ... Peter (uncredited)
John Bradford ... Lieutenant (uncredited)
Raymond Brown Raymond Brown ... Innkeeper (uncredited)
Viola Cady Viola Cady ... Mermaid (uncredited)
Davison Clark Davison Clark ... Barker at Shooting Gallery (uncredited)
E.E. Clive ... Tutor (uncredited)
Charles Coleman ... Lieutenant (uncredited)
Beatrice Curtis Beatrice Curtis ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Abe Dinovitch Abe Dinovitch ... Bartender (uncredited)
Mary Lou Dix Mary Lou Dix ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Betty Farrington Betty Farrington ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Stanley Fields ... Bruiser (uncredited)
Neil Fitzgerald Neil Fitzgerald ... Captain (uncredited)
Otto Fries Otto Fries ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Roger Gray ... Leather-Faced Barker (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood Herbert Heywood ... Innkeeper (uncredited)
Leyland Hodgson ... Captain (uncredited)
William Hopper ... Soldier (uncredited)
Anne Howard Anne Howard ... Child (uncredited)
Lorimer Johnston ... Russian Delegate (uncredited)
Victor Kilian Jr. Victor Kilian Jr. ... Soldier (uncredited)
Carla Laemmle ... Ballerina (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas ... Driver, Von Kempen Carriage (uncredited)
Louis Manley Louis Manley ... Punch and Judy Operator (uncredited)
Michael Mark ... Waiter (uncredited)
Allen Mathews Allen Mathews ... Soldier (uncredited)
Josephine McKim ... Mermaid (uncredited)
Ada Mae Moore Ada Mae Moore ... Snake Charmer (uncredited)
G. Raymond Nye ... Secret Service Man (uncredited)
Barnett Parker ... Ballet Master (uncredited)
Mollie Peck Mollie Peck ... Ballerina (uncredited)
John Picorri ... Russian Delegate (uncredited)
Russ Powell ... Cab Driver (uncredited)
Hal Price ... Secret Service Man (uncredited)
Arthur Rankin ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Maria Riva ... Girl Playing Violin (uncredited)
Henry Roquemore ... Waiter (uncredited)
C. Montague Shaw ... Russian Delegate (uncredited)
Al Shean ... Ballet Master (uncredited)
C.L. Sherwood ... Farmer (uncredited)
Albert J. Smith ... Announcer (uncredited)
Eve Southern ... Gypsy Fortune Teller (uncredited)
Ken Terrell ... Strong Man (uncredited)
David Leo Tillotson David Leo Tillotson ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Gwen Verdon ... Specialty Ballerina (uncredited)
Herbert Weber Herbert Weber ... Soldier (uncredited)
Lloyd Whitlock ... Captain of the Guards (uncredited)
David Worth ... Soldier (uncredited)
Carol Wyndham Carol Wyndham ... Flirt (uncredited)

Produced by 

William Perlberg ... associate producer
Wilhelm Thiele ... associate producer

Music by 

Howard Jackson

Cinematography by 

Lucien Ballard ... (photography)

Editing by 

Viola Lawrence

Art Direction by 

Stephen Goosson

Costume Design by 

Ernest Dryden

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Arthur S. Black Jr. ... assistant director
Wilhelm Thiele ... associate director (as William Thiele)

Sound Department 

Lodge Cunningham ... sound
Frank Goodwin ... sound
John P. Livadary ... sound supervisor

Stunts 

Ken Terrell ... stunts (uncredited)

Music Department 

Josef A. Pasternack ... conductor: vocal sequences
Milan Roder ... orchestrator

Additional Crew 

Harry Cohn ... president: Columbia Pictures Corp. of Calif. Ltd.
Albertina Rasch ... ballet / choreographer
Wilhelm Thiele ... associate director

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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