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The Lost Weekend (1945) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Billy Wilder

Writing Credits  

Charles R. Jackson ... (from the novel by)
 
Charles Brackett ... (screen play) and
Billy Wilder ... (screen play)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Ray Milland ... Don Birnam
Jane Wyman ... Helen St. James
Phillip Terry ... Wick Birnam
Howard Da Silva ... Nat
Doris Dowling ... Gloria
Frank Faylen ... 'Bim' Nolan
Mary Young ... Mrs. Deveridge
Anita Sharp-Bolster ... Mrs. Foley (as Anita Bolster)
Lilian Fontaine Lilian Fontaine ... Mrs. St. James
Frank Orth ... Opera Cloak Room Attendant
Lewis L. Russell Lewis L. Russell ... Mr. St. James
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Andy Andrews Andy Andrews ... Alcoholic (uncredited)
Gene Ashley Gene Ashley ... Male Nurse (uncredited)
Walter Baldwin ... Man from Albany (uncredited)
Harry Barris ... Pianist at Harry & Joe's (uncredited)
Ian Begg Ian Begg ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Eddie Borden ... Drunk in Alcoholic Ward (uncredited)
Jess Lee Brooks Jess Lee Brooks ... Hospital Patient (uncredited)
Jack Rube Clifford ... Guard (uncredited)
David Clyde ... Dave (uncredited)
James Conaty James Conaty ... Man in Nightclub Washroom (uncredited)
Willa Pearl Curtis Willa Pearl Curtis ... Mrs. Wertheim's Assistant (uncredited)
John Deauville ... Cloakroom Attendant (uncredited)
Helen Dickson ... Mrs. Frink (uncredited)
Clark Eggleston Clark Eggleston ... Cloakroom Attendant (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum ... Concert Attendee / Barfly (uncredited)
John Garris John Garris ... Opera Singer (uncredited)
Dick Gordon ... Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Jayne Hazard ... M.M. - Blonde with Purse (uncredited)
Ted Hecht ... Man with Bandaged Ear (uncredited)
Ernest Hilliard Ernest Hilliard ... Headwaiter (uncredited)
Earle Hyman ... Smoking Man (uncredited)
Jerry James Jerry James ... Male Nurse (uncredited)
Stan Johnson Stan Johnson ... Nurse (uncredited)
Jack W. Johnston ... Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
Karl 'Karchy' Kosiczky ... Baby (uncredited)
Eddie Laughton Eddie Laughton ... Mr. Brophy (uncredited)
Perc Launders Perc Launders ... Doorman (uncredited)
Theodora Lynch Theodora Lynch ... Opera Singer (uncredited)
Bertram Marburgh ... Jewish Man (uncredited)
William Meader William Meader ... Hardware Man (uncredited)
James Millican ... Nurse (uncredited)
Frank Mills ... Drunk in Alcoholic Ward (uncredited)
Pat Moriarity ... Irishman (uncredited)
William Newell ... Liquor Store Proprietor (uncredited)
William O'Leary William O'Leary ... Irishman (uncredited)
Peter Potter ... Shaky and Sweaty Man (uncredited)
Mark Power Mark Power ... Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Stanley Price ... Fruit Clerk (uncredited)
Craig Reynolds ... George - M.M.'s Escort (uncredited)
The San Francisco Opera Company The San Francisco Opera Company ... Opera Company (uncredited)
Lester Sharpe ... Jewish Man (uncredited)
Lee Shumway ... Guard (uncredited)
Sophie Sophie ... Mrs. Deveridge's Dog (uncredited)
Douglas Spencer ... Beetle Man in Drunk Tank (uncredited)
Al Stewart Al Stewart ... Mattress Man (uncredited)
Bunny Sunshine Bunny Sunshine ... Little Girl (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook ... Drunk in Alcoholic Ward (uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones ... Washroom Attendant at Harry & Joe's (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan ... Doctor (uncredited)
Max Wagner ... Mike (uncredited)
Milton Wallace Milton Wallace ... Pawnbroker with Helen's Coat (uncredited)
Gisela Werbisek ... Mrs. Wertheim (uncredited)
Crane Whitley Crane Whitley ... Waiter at Harry & Joe's Bar (uncredited)
Ernest Whitman ... Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
Isabel Withers ... Woman with Baby Carriage Before Pawn Shop (uncredited)
Audrey Young ... Cloak Room Attendant (uncredited)

Produced by 

Charles Brackett ... producer

Music by 

Miklós Rózsa ... (as Miklos Rozsa)

Cinematography by 

John F. Seitz ... director of photography

Casting By 

Robert Mayo ... (uncredited)
Alice Thomas ... (uncredited)

Art Direction by 

Hans Dreier
A. Earl Hedrick ... (as Earl Hedrick)

Set Decoration by 

Bertram C. Granger ... (as Bertram Granger)

Costume Design by 

Edith Head ... (costumes)

Makeup Department 

Wally Westmore ... makeup supervisor
Jack Daniels ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Doris Rowland ... hair stylist (uncredited)
William Woods ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management 

Richard Blaydon ... production manager (uncredited)
Frank Parmenter ... assistant production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Douglas Bridges ... second assistant director (uncredited)
Charles C. Coleman ... assistant director (uncredited) / second unit director (uncredited)
Tex Harris ... second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Jack Golconda ... props (uncredited)
Gene Lauritzen ... construction coordinator (uncredited)
Charles Mason ... props (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Stanley Cooley ... sound recordist
Joel Moss ... sound recordist
William Pillar ... stage engineer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by 

Farciot Edouart ... process photography
Gordon Jennings ... special photographic effects
Loyal Griggs ... process photography assistant (uncredited)
Paul K. Lerpae ... special photographic effects assistant (uncredited)
Harry Perry ... process photography assistant (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Mitch Crawley ... transparency grip (uncredited)
Ray Guy ... electrician (uncredited)
Earl Hardaway ... mike grip (uncredited)
James Hawley ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Walter Newman ... transparency grip (uncredited)
Otto Pierce ... second camera (uncredited)
Chet Stafford ... gaffer (uncredited)
Harlow Stengel ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Fred True ... grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Julio Alonso ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Grace Harris ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Editorial Department 

Doane Harrison ... editorial supervisor
Lee Hall ... assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department 

Jeanne Bayless ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Huntington Burdick ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
John Clyman ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Alec Compinsky ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Sidney Cutner ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Earl Hatch ... musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Abraham Hochstein ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Samuel Hoffman ... musician: theremin (uncredited)
Jack Marsh ... musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Russell Martin ... music recordist (uncredited)
Peter Meremblum ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Lisa Minghetti ... musician: violin (uncredited)
George Parrish ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Toscha Seidel ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Eudice Shapiro ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Leo Shuken ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Irvin Talbot ... conductor (uncredited)
Henri Temianka ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Raymond Turner ... musician: piano (uncredited)
Philip Wisdom ... music mixer (uncredited)
Eugene Zador ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Marvin Weldon ... script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Armando Agnini ... technical advisor: opera (uncredited)
John Clark ... publicist (uncredited)
Rena Clark ... research assistant (uncredited)
Helen Hernandez ... assistant to producer (uncredited)
Sam Ledner ... dance supervisor (uncredited)
Al Mann ... dance director (uncredited)
Gladys Percey ... research director (uncredited)
Douglas Spencer ... stand-in: Ray Milland (uncredited)
George Thompson ... medical advisor (uncredited)
Sam Wood ... coordinator (uncredited)
Crew verified as complete

See also

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