"Gertrude Lawrence rises to stage stardom at the cost of happiness."
Julie Andrews
as Gertrude Lawrence
Richard Crenna
as Richard Aldrich
Michael Craig
as Sir Anthony Spencer
Daniel Massey
as Noël Coward
Robert Reed
as Charles Fraser
Bruce Forsyth
as Arthur Lawrence
Beryl Reid
as Rose
John Collin
as Jack Roper
Alan Oppenheimer
as Andre Charlot
Richard Karlan
as David Holtzmann
Lynley Laurence
as Billie Carleton
Garrett Lewis
as Jack Buchanan
Anthony Eisley
as Ben Mitchell
Jock Livingston
as Alexander Woollcott
J. Pat O'Malley
as Dan
Harvey Jason
as Bert
Mathilda Calnan
as Dorothy
Peter Church
as Narrator (voice)
Ian Abercrombie
as Man in Brixton Music Hall (uncredited)
Kenneth Adams
as Reporter (uncredited)
Jenny Agutter
as Pamela Roper (uncredited)
Kathy Allen
as Fox Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Leon Alton
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Don Ames
Lionel Ames
as Roman Officer (uncredited)
Richard Angarola
as Cesare (uncredited)
Roger Arroyo
as Little Person (uncredited)
Peter Ashton
as Harry (uncredited)
Harold Ayer
as Man at Adelphi Theatre (uncredited)
Philip Bailey
as Singing Soldier (uncredited)
Conrad Bain
as Second Salesman at Cartier's (uncredited)
John Barclay
as Elderly Tragedian (uncredited)
John Barrett
as Speaker at Hyde Park (uncredited)
Linda Barrett
as Bundles for Britain Woman (uncredited)
Cathleen Cordell
as Vendeuse (uncredited)
James Beck
as Drunken Sailor (uncredited)
Seymour Green
as Divorce Judge (uncredited)
Geoffrey Steele
as Englishman at Noel's Party (uncredited)
Michael Danvers-Walker
as Lt. Martindale
Robert Wise
Director
William Fairchild
Writer
Saul Chaplin
Producer
Ernest Laszlo
Director of Photography
Boris Leven
Production Design
William Reynolds
Editor
Lennie Hayton
Original Music Composer
Donald Brooks
Costume Design
Howard Bristol
Set Decoration
Walter M. Scott
Paula Dell
Stunts
Dar Robinson
Utility Stunts
Gerald Endler
Mechanical Designer