George Cukor Director Judy Holliday Florence Keefer Actor Aldo Ray Chet Keefer Actor Madge Kennedy Judge Carroll Actor Sheila Bond Joan Shipley Actor John Alexander Howard Shipley Actor Rex Williams George Bastian Actor Phyllis Povah Mrs. Derringer Actor Mickey Shaughnessy Pat Bundy Actor Griff Barnett Charley Actor Peggy Cass Emily Bundy (uncredited) Actor Susan Hallaran Ellen (uncredited) Actor Wallace Acton Newhouse (uncredited) Actor Elsie Holmes Marian (uncredited) Actor Joan Shawlee Party Guest Dancer (uncredited) Actor Frank Ferguson Mr. Quinn (uncredited) Actor Larry J. Blake Benny (uncredited) Actor Gordon Jones Steve (uncredited) Actor Nancy Kulp Edie (uncredited) Actor Charles Bronson Eddie (uncredited) Actor Ruth Gordon Writer Garson Kanin Writer Bert Granet Producer Joseph Walker Cinematographer Charles Nelson Film Editing Hugo Friedhofer Original Music John Meehan Art Director William Kiernan Set Decoration Jean Louis Costume Design