George Sidney Director Red Skelton Steve Elliot Actor Esther Williams Caroline Brooks Actor Basil Rathbone George Adams Actor Bill Goodwin Professor Willis Evans Actor Ethel Smith Ethel Smith Actor Jean Porter Jean Allenwood Actor Carlos Ramírez Self Donald Meek Chester Klazenfrantz Actor Nana Bryant Dean Clinton Actor Ann Codee Mme. Zarka Actor Francis Pierlot Professor Hendricks Actor Margaret Dumont Mrs. Allenwood Actor Janis Paige Janis Actor Jacqueline Dalya Maria Dorango Actor Harry James Self Xavier Cugat Themselves Actor Dorothy Kingsley Screenwriter Allen Boretz Screenwriter Frank Waldman Screenwriter Jack Cummings Producer Harry Stradling Sr. Cinematographer Blanche Sewell Film Editor Cedric Gibbons Art Director Stephen Goosson Art Director Merrill Pye Art Director Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration John Murray Anderson Choreography Daniele Amfitheatrof Music Johnny Green Music