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William Holden, Nancy Olson, and Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard (1950)

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Sunset Boulevard

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Director

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  • Billy Wilder
    Billy Wilder

Writers

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  • Charles Brackett
    Charles Brackett
    written by &
  • Billy Wilder
    Billy Wilder
    written by &
  • D.M. Marshman Jr.
    D.M. Marshman Jr.
    written by

Cast

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(in credits order) verified as complete
  • William Holden in The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)
    William Holden
    William Holden
    Joe Gillis
  • "Impossible Mrs. Bellew, The" Gloria Swanson 1922 Paramount  **I.V.
    Gloria Swanson
    Gloria Swanson
    Norma Desmond
  • Von Stroheim, 1950.
    Erich von Stroheim
    Erich von Stroheim
    Max Von Mayerling
  • Nancy Olson
    Nancy Olson
    Nancy Olson
    Betty Schaefer
  • Fred Clark
    Fred Clark
    Fred Clark
    Sheldrake
  • Lloyd Gough
    Lloyd Gough
    Lloyd Gough
    Morino
  • Jack Webb c. 1955 0068-0103
    Jack Webb
    Jack Webb
    Artie Green
  • Franklyn Farnum
    Franklyn Farnum
    Franklyn Farnum
    Undertaker
  • Larry J. Blake
    Larry J. Blake
    Larry J. Blake
    1st Finance Man
    (as Larry Blake)
  • Charles Dayton
    Charles Dayton
    2nd Finance Man
  • Cecil B. DeMille
    Cecil B. DeMille
    Cecil B. DeMille
    Cecil B. DeMille
  • Hedda Hopper in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
    Hedda Hopper
    Hedda Hopper
    Hedda Hopper
  • Buster Keaton c. 1930.
    Buster Keaton
    Buster Keaton
    Buster Keaton
  • Anna Q. Nilsson
    Anna Q. Nilsson
    Anna Q. Nilsson
    Anna Q. Nilsson
  • H.B. Warner
    H.B. Warner
    H.B. Warner
    H. B. Warner
  • Ray Evans
    Ray Evans
    Ray Evans
  • Jay Livingston
    Jay Livingston
    Jay Livingston
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Fred Aldrich
    Fred Aldrich
    Fred Aldrich
    Cop Who Drags Joe's Body from Pool
    (uncredited)
  • Joel Allen
    Joel Allen
    Prop Man #2
    (uncredited)
  • Gertrude Astor
    Gertrude Astor
    Gertrude Astor
    Courtier
    (uncredited)
  • Anne Bauchens
    Anne Bauchens
    Editor
    (uncredited)
  • Edward Biby
    Edward Biby
    Edward Biby
    Restaurant Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Danny Borzage
    Danny Borzage
    Accordionist
    (uncredited)
  • Paul Bradley in The Monkees (1965)
    Paul Bradley
    Paul Bradley
    Man at Paramount Gate
    (uncredited)
  • Ralph Brooks
    Ralph Brooks
    Party Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Ken Christy in Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)
    Ken Christy
    Ken Christy
    Homicide Captain
    (uncredited)
  • Ruth Clifford in Butterfly (1924)
    Ruth Clifford
    Ruth Clifford
    Sheldrake's Secretary
    (uncredited)
  • John Cortay
    John Cortay
    Mac - Young Gate Guard at Paramount Studios
    (uncredited)
  • Archie R. Dalzell
    Archie R. Dalzell
    Camera Operator
    (uncredited)
  • Ed Brady, Doris Dawson, Charles Delaney, Aggie Herring, Marie Mosquini, Charles Murray, George C. Pearce, and Blue Washington in Do Your Duty (1928)
    Doris Dawson
    Doris Dawson
    Actress
    (uncredited)
  • Eddie Dew
    Eddie Dew
    Eddie Dew
    Assistant Coroner
    (uncredited)
  • Peter Drynan
    Peter Drynan
    Tailor
    (uncredited)
  • Julia Faye
    Julia Faye
    Julia Faye
    Hisham
    (uncredited)
  • Al Ferguson
    Al Ferguson
    Al Ferguson
    Phone Standby
    (uncredited)
  • Bess Flowers
    Bess Flowers
    Bess Flowers
    Undetermined Role
    (uncredited)
  • Gerry Ganzer
    Gerry Ganzer
    Connie - Betty's Roommate
    (uncredited)
  • Rudy Germane
    Rudy Germane
    Detective
    (uncredited)
  • Kenneth Gibson
    Kenneth Gibson
    Salesman at Men's Shop
    (uncredited)
  • James Gonzalez
    James Gonzalez
    James Gonzalez
    Actor
    (uncredited)
  • Joe Gray
    Joe Gray
    Joe Gray
    Undetermined Role
    (uncredited)
  • Sanford E. Greenwald
    Sanford E. Greenwald
    Newsreel Cameraman
    (uncredited)
  • Creighton Hale
    Creighton Hale
    Creighton Hale
    Creighton Hale
    (uncredited)
  • Chuck Hamilton
    Chuck Hamilton
    Chuck Hamilton
    Grip on DeMille Set
    (uncredited)
  • James Hawley
    James Hawley
    Camera Assistant
    (uncredited)
  • Len Hendry
    Len Hendry
    Police Sergeant
    (uncredited)
  • E. Mason Hopper
    E. Mason Hopper
    E. Mason Hopper
    Doctor
    (uncredited)
  • Stan Johnson
    Stan Johnson
    First Assistant Director
    (uncredited)
  • Tiny Jones in Dressed to Kill (1946)
    Tiny Jones
    Tiny Jones
    Little Woman Outside Paramount Gate
    (uncredited)
  • Howard Joslin
    Howard Joslin
    Police Lieutenant
    (uncredited)
  • Arthur Lane
    Arthur Lane
    Camera Operator
    (uncredited)
  • Perc Launders
    Perc Launders
    Violinist at Norma's New Year's Eve Party
    (uncredited)
  • Alan Marston in The Virgin Queen (1955)
    Alan Marston
    Alan Marston
    Reporter
    (uncredited)
  • William Meader
    William Meader
    Party Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Gertrude Messinger
    Gertrude Messinger
    Gertrude Messinger
    Hairdresser
    (uncredited)
  • Harold Miller
    Harold Miller
    Harold Miller
    Man on Golf Course
    (uncredited)
  • John 'Skins' Miller
    John 'Skins' Miller
    Hog-eye - Electrician
    (uncredited)
  • Lee Miller
    Lee Miller
    Dancing Party Guest
    /Paramount Studio Employee
    (uncredited)
  • Ralph Montgomery in The Addams Family (1964)
    Ralph Montgomery
    Ralph Montgomery
    Prop Man #1
    (uncredited)
  • Bert Moorhouse
    Bert Moorhouse
    Bert Moorhouse
    Gordon Cole
    (uncredited)
  • Jay Morley
    Jay Morley
    Jay Morley
    Fat Man
    (uncredited)
  • Bernice Mosk
    Bernice Mosk
    Berenice
    (uncredited)
  • Howard Negley in Kansas City Confidential (1952)
    Howard Negley
    Howard Negley
    Police Captain
    (uncredited)
  • Ottola Nesmith
    Ottola Nesmith
    Ottola Nesmith
    Undetermined Role
    (uncredited)
  • Eva Novak
    Eva Novak
    Eva Novak
    Courtier
    (uncredited)
  • Frank O'Connor in Against the Law (1934)
    Frank O'Connor
    Frank O'Connor
    Courtier
    (uncredited)
  • Robert Emmett O'Connor
    Robert Emmett O'Connor
    Robert Emmett O'Connor
    Jonesy - Older Paramount Gate Guard
    (uncredited)
  • Jack Perrin in Wildcat Saunders (1936)
    Jack Perrin
    Jack Perrin
    Detective
    (uncredited)
  • Virginia L. Randolph
    Virginia L. Randolph
    Courtier
    (uncredited)
  • Bill Sheehan
    Bill Sheehan
    Bill Sheehan
    Second Assistant Director
    (uncredited)
  • Sidney Skolsky
    Sidney Skolsky
    Sidney Skolsky
    (uncredited)
  • Emmett Smith
    Emmett Smith
    Black Man
    (uncredited)
  • Roy Thompson
    Roy Thompson
    Rudy - Shoeshine Boy
    (uncredited)
  • Archie Twitchell
    Archie Twitchell
    Archie Twitchell
    Salesman at Men's Shop
    (uncredited)
  • Yvette Vickers
    Yvette Vickers
    Yvette Vickers
    Giggling Girl on Phone at Party
    (uncredited)
  • Edward Wahrman
    Edward Wahrman
    Camera Assistant
    (uncredited)
  • Jack Warden at an event for The Twilight Zone (1959)
    Jack Warden
    Jack Warden
    Party Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Henry Wilcoxon, 1935.
    Henry Wilcoxon
    Henry Wilcoxon
    Actor on DeMille's 'Samson & Delilah' Set
    (uncredited)

Producer

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  • Charles Brackett
    Charles Brackett
    producer

Composer

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  • Franz Waxman
    Franz Waxman

Cinematographer

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  • John F. Seitz
    John F. Seitz
    director of photography

Editor

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  • Arthur P. Schmidt
    Arthur P. Schmidt
    editor (as Arthur Schmidt)

Art Directors

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  • Hans Dreier
    Hans Dreier
  • John Meehan
    John Meehan

Set Decorators

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  • Sam Comer
    Sam Comer
  • Ray Moyer
    Ray Moyer

Costume Designer

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  • Edith Head
    Edith Head

Makeup Department

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  • Wally Westmore
    Wally Westmore
    makeup supervisor
  • Nellie Manley
    Nellie Manley
    hair stylist (uncredited)
  • Karl Silvera
    Karl Silvera
    makeup artist (uncredited)
  • Frank Thayer
    Frank Thayer
    makeup artist (uncredited)
  • Vera Tomei
    Vera Tomei
    hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Manager

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  • Hugh Brown
    Hugh Brown
    production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

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  • Charles C. Coleman
    Charles C. Coleman
    assistant director (as C.C. Coleman Jr.)
  • Gerd Oswald
    Gerd Oswald
    second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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  • Steve Beers
    Steve Beers
    head carpenter (uncredited)
  • Jack Golconda
    Jack Golconda
    props assistant (uncredited)
  • Gene Lauritzen
    Gene Lauritzen
    construction coordinator (uncredited)
  • Tom Plews
    Tom Plews
    props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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  • John Cope
    John Cope
    sound recordist
  • Harry Lindgren
    Harry Lindgren
    sound recordist

Visual Effects

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  • Farciot Edouart
    Farciot Edouart
    process photography
  • Gordon Jennings
    Gordon Jennings
    special photographic effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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  • Otto Pierce
    Otto Pierce
    camera operator (uncredited)
  • Glen E. Richardson
    Glen E. Richardson
    still photographer (uncredited)
  • Harlow Stengel
    Harlow Stengel
    camera assistant (uncredited)
  • Walter Tayler
    Walter Tayler
    gaffer (uncredited)
  • Fred True
    Fred True
    grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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  • Ed Fitzharris
    Ed Fitzharris
    wardrobe (uncredited)
  • Hazel Hegarty
    Hazel Hegarty
    wardrobe (uncredited)
  • Joan Joseff
    Joan Joseff
    costume jeweller (uncredited)

Editorial Department

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  • Doane Harrison
    Doane Harrison
    editorial supervisor
  • Frank Bracht
    Frank Bracht
    assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department

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  • Sidney Cutner
    Sidney Cutner
    orchestrator (uncredited)
  • Louis Kaufman
    Louis Kaufman
    musician: violin (uncredited)
  • George Parrish
    George Parrish
    orchestrator (uncredited)
  • Leonid Raab
    Leonid Raab
    orchestrator (uncredited)
  • Leo Shuken
    Leo Shuken
    orchestrator (uncredited)
  • Franz Waxman
    Franz Waxman
    musical director (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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  • Lupe Hall
    Lupe Hall
    script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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  • Ronnie Lubin
    Ronnie Lubin
    dialogue coach (uncredited)
  • Norris Stensland
    Norris Stensland
    technical advisor (uncredited)
Crew verified as complete

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