Billy Wilder Director Tony Curtis Joe, Josephine Actor Jack Lemmon Jerry, Daphne Actor Marilyn Monroe Sugar Kane (Kowalczyk) Actor George Raft Spats Colombo Actor Pat O'Brien Mulligan Actor Joe E. Brown Osgood Fielding Actor Nehemiah Persoff Bonaparte Actor Joan Shawlee Sweet Sue Actor Billy Gray Sig Poliakoff Actor George E. Stone Toothpick Charlie Actor Dave Barry Beinstock Actor Mike Mazurki Spats' Henchman Actor Barbara Drew Nellie Actor Edward G. Robinson Jr. Paradise Actor Tom Kennedy Bouncer (uncredited) Actor John Indrisano Waiter (uncredited) Actor I.A.L. Diamond Associate Producer M. Logan Writer Robert Thoeren Writer Doane Harrison Associate Producer Adolph Deutsch Original Music Charles Lang Cinematographer Arthur P. Schmidt Film Editing Ted Haworth Art Director Edward G. Boyle Set Decoration Orry-Kelly Costume Design Agnes Flanagan Hair Stylist Emile LaVigne Makeup Artist Alice Monte Hair Stylist Allen K. Wood Production Manager Sam Nelson Assistant Director Fred Lau Sound