Fred Astaire Tom Bowen Jane Powell Ellen Bowen Peter Lawford Lord John Brindale Sarah Churchill Anne Ashmond Keenan Wynn Irving Klinger / Edgar Klinger Albert Sharpe James Ashmond Henri Letondal Purser (uncredited) Viola Roache Sarah Bess Flowers Backstage guest (uncredited) Mae Clarke Telephone Operator #1 (uncredited) James Finlayson Cabby (uncredited) Shirley Jean Rickert Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited) Frank McLure Information Clerk at Dock (uncredited) Bert Stevens Military Officer on Street (uncredited) Margaret Bert Ellen's Maid (Uncredited) Andre Charisse Steward (uncredited) Richard Lupino Singing Elevator Boy (uncredited) Stanley Donen Director Arvid Griffen Director Robert H. Planck Director