A film biography of the composer John Philip Sousa, from his early days in the Marine Corps Band through the Spanish-American War in 1898.
Clifton Webb
John Philip Sousa
Debra Paget
Lily Becker
Robert Wagner
Willie Little
Ruth Hussey
Jennie Sousa
Finlay Currie
Col. Randolph
Roy Roberts
Maj. George Porter Houston
Thomas Browne Henry
David Blakely (as Tom Browne Henry)
Helen Van Tuyl
Mrs. President Harrison
Dorinda Clifton
Dancer (uncredited)
Henry Koster
Director
Lamar Trotti
Screenplay
Gaston Glass
Unit Production Manager
Alfred Bruzlin
Sound
Lyman Hallowell
Assistant Editor
Ken Darby
Vocal Coach
Alfred Newman
Music
R.L. Hough
Assistant Production Manager
Music Director
Charles G. Clarke
Cinematography
Glenn "Skippy" Delfino
Props
Sam Benson
Wardrobe Assistant
Claude E. Carpenter
Set Decoration
Dorothy Jeakins
Costume Design
Roger Heman Sr.
James B. Clark
Editor
Joseph C. Wright
Art Direction
Lyle R. Wheeler
Producer
Ray Kellogg
Special Effects
Charles LeMaire
Wardrobe Supervisor
Thomas Little
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Leo Arnaud
Orchestrator
Ernest Vajda
Story
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