Nicholas Ray Director Burl Ives Cottonmouth Actor Christopher Plummer Walt Murdock Actor Gypsy Rose Lee Mrs. Bradford Actor George Voskovec Aaron Nathanson Actor Tony Galento Beef Actor Emmett Kelly Bigamy Bob Actor Pat Henning Sawdust Actor Chana Eden Naomi Actor Curt Conway Perfesser Actor Peter Falk Writer Actor Budd Schulberg Screenwriter Stuart Schulberg Producer Joseph C. Brun Cinematographer Georges Klotz Film Editing Joseph Zigman Film Editing Richard Sylbert Art Director Frank Thompson Costume Design