Howard Hawks Director, Producer Cary Grant Walter Burns Actor Rosalind Russell Hildegard "Hildy" Johnson Actor Ralph Bellamy Bruce Baldwin Actor Gene Lockhart Sheriff Peter B. "Pinky"'Hartwell Actor Helen Mack Mollie Malloy Actor Ernest Truex Roy V. Bensinger Actor Clarence Kolb Fred, the mayor Actor Porter Hall Murphy, reporter Actor Roscoe Karns McCue, reporter Actor Abner Biberman Louis, small-time hood Actor Cliff Edwards Endicott, reporter Actor John Qualen Earl Williams Actor Frank Jenks Wilson, reporter Actor Billy Gilbert Joe Pettibone Actor Ben Hecht Writer Charles MacArthur Writer Charles Lederer Writer Sidney Cutner Original Music Felix Mills Original Music Joseph Walker Cinematographer Gene Havlick Film Editing Lionel Banks Art Director Robert Kalloch Costume Design Lodge Cunningham Sound Morris Stoloff Music Director