Preston Sturges Director, Writer Barbara Stanwyck Jean Harrington, Lady Eve Sidwich Actor Henry Fonda Charles Pike Actor Charles Coburn "Colonel" Harrington Actor Eugene Pallette Horace Pike Actor William Demarest Muggsy (Ambrose Murgatroyd) Actor Eric Blore Sir Alfred McGlennan Keith ("Pearlie") Actor Melville Cooper Gerald Actor Martha O'Driscoll Martha Actor Janet Beecher Janet Pike Actor Robert Greig Burrows Actor Dora Clement Gertrude Actor Luis Alberni Emile, Pike's chef Actor Monckton Hoffe Writer Paul Jones Producer Victor Milner Cinematographer Stuart Gilmore Film Editing Hans Dreier Art Director Ernst Fegté Art Director Edith Head Costume Design