"A machinist's apprentice in Depression-era New York, David dreams of becoming the new Ronald Colman. Defying the wishes of his parents, David lands a nonpaying job in a seedy theatrical production directed by broken-down ham Marlowe."
José Ferrer
as Harrison B. Marlowe
Shelley Winters
as Emma Kolowitz
Elaine May
as Angela Marlowe
Jack Gilford
as Mr. Foreman
Janet Margolin
as Wanda
David Opatoshu
as Morris Kolowitz
Michael J. Pollard
as Marvin
Don Rickles
as Harry Hamburger
Richard Deacon
as Pike
Nancy Kovack
as Miss Laura B
Reni Santoni
as David Kolowitz
Herbie Faye
as Mr. Schoenbaum
Rob Reiner
as Clark Baxter
Danny Stein
as Spencer Reynolds
Milton Frome
as Policeman
Lillian Adams
as Theatre Goer
Mantan Moreland
as Subway Rider
Patrick Campbell
as Butler
Peter Brocco
as Lawyer Peabody
Phil Arnold
as Waiter (uncredited)
Hans Moebus
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery
Leoda Richards
Arthur Tovey
as Passerby in Front of Theatre (uncredited)
John Bell Young
as Jimmy (uncredited)
Carl Reiner
Director
Wendell Franklin
Assistant Director
Quincy Jones
Conductor
Novel
Jack Hayes
Orchestrator
Original Music Composer
Kurt Neumann
Jack Haynes
Sound
Joseph Stein
Screenplay
Ben Lane
Makeup Supervisor
Betty Levin
Script Supervisor
Walter M. Simonds
Art Direction
Morris Hoffman
Set Decoration
James Z. Flaster
Morton Gottlieb
Other
Virginia Jones
Hairstylist
Charles J. Rice
Sound Supervisor
Leo Shuken
Albert Taffet
Camera Operator
Producer
Theatre Play
Charles Nelson
Editor
Joseph F. Biroc
Director of Photography
Associate Producer