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Best Man Wins (1948) Poster

(1948)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

John Sturges

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Edward Huebsch ... (screenplay)
Mark Twain ... (story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County")

Cast (in credits order)  

Edgar Buchanan ... Jim Smiley
Anna Lee ... Nancy Smiley
Robert Shayne ... Judge Leonidas K. Carter
Gary Gray ... Bob Smiley
Hobart Cavanaugh ... Amos
Stanley Andrews ... Sheriff Dingle
George Lynn ... Mr. Crow
Billy Sheffield Billy Sheffield ... Monty Carter (as Bill Sheffield)
Marietta Canty ... Hester
Paul E. Burns ... Bartender
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
George Chesebro ... Creditor (uncredited)
Robert B. Churchill Robert B. Churchill ... Stranger (uncredited)
Chester Clute ... Villager (uncredited)
Tom Coffey Tom Coffey ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Earle S. Dewey Earle S. Dewey ... Racetrack Judge (uncredited)
Jerry Franks Jr. Jerry Franks Jr. ... Bookmaker (uncredited)
Jack Gargan Jack Gargan ... Stranger (uncredited)
Rodney Hildebrand Rodney Hildebrand ... Dog Handler (uncredited)
Thomas E. Jackson ... Captain Grayson (uncredited)
Si Jenks ... Villager (uncredited)
Al Kunde ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt ... Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Ralph Littlefield Ralph Littlefield ... Villager (uncredited)
Louis Mason ... Villager (uncredited)
Mantan Moreland ... Ice Cream Vendor (uncredited)
Joseph C. Narcisse Joseph C. Narcisse ... Dock Worker (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley ... Steward (uncredited)
Vester Pegg Vester Pegg ... Creditor (uncredited)
Jack Perrin ... Villager on Dock (uncredited)
Ralph Peters ... Bookmaker (uncredited)
'Snub' Pollard ... Dog Handler (uncredited)
William Sundholm William Sundholm ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Al Thompson ... Creditor (uncredited)
John Tyrrell ... Dock Officer (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan ... Race Announcer (uncredited)

Produced by 

Ted Richmond ... producer

Cinematography by 

Vincent J. Farrar ... (as Vincent Farrar)

Editing by 

James Sweeney

Art Direction by 

Walter Holscher

Set Decoration by 

James Crowe

Makeup Department 

Helen Hunt ... hair stylist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Paul Donnelly ... assistant director

Sound Department 

Howard Fogetti ... sound technician

Camera and Electrical Department 

Irving Klein ... camera operator
Pat Sutherland ... grip

Music Department 

Mischa Bakaleinikoff ... musical director
Werner R. Heymann ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Howard Jackson ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
John Leipold ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Arthur Morton ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Joseph Nussbaum ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Ben Oakland ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
George Parrish ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Louis Silvers ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Marlin Skiles ... composer: stock music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Rose Loewinger ... script supervisor

See also

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