George Cukor Director Judy Garland Esther Blodgett, Vicki Lester Actor James Mason Norman Maine Actor Jack Carson Matt Libby Actor Charles Bickford Oliver Niles Actor Tommy Noonan Danny McGuire Actor Lucy Marlow Lola Lavery Actor Amanda Blake Susan Ettinger Actor Irving Bacon Graves Actor Hazel Shermet Libby's Secretary Actor James Brown Glenn Williams Actor Lotus Robb Miss Markham Actor Joan Shawlee Announcer Actor Dub Taylor Driver Actor Louis Jean Heydt Director, ocean scene Actor Tristram Coffin Director - 'Lose That Long Face' Number Actor Olin Howland Charley Actor Willis Bouchey McBride Actor Kathryn Card Landlady Actor Rex Evans MC Actor Emerson Treacy Justice of the Peace Actor Laurindo Almeida Guitarist Actor Robert Carson Writer Dorothy Parker Writer Alan Campbell Writer William A. Wellman Writer Moss Hart Writer Jack L. Warner Executive Producer Sidney Luft Producer Harold Arlen Original Music Leonard Gershe Original Music L. Wolfe Gilbert Original Music Johnny Green Original Music Moïse Simons Original Music Sam Leavitt Cinematographer Folmar Blangsted Film Editing Gene Allen Production Design George James Hopkins Set Decoration Jean Louis Costume Design Mary Ann Nyberg Costume Design Irene Sharaff Costume Design