What a Way to Go! (1964) Cast & Crew

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Directed by J. Lee Thompson.

Cast

• Shirley MacLaine as Louisa May Foster
• Paul Newman as Larry Flint
• Robert Mitchum as Rod Anderson Jr.
• Dean Martin as Leonard Crawley
• Gene Kelly as Pinky Benson
• Robert Cummings as Victor Stephanson
• Dick Van Dyke as Edgar Hopper
• Reginald Gardiner as Painter
• Margaret Dumont as Mrs. Foster
• Lou Nova as Trentino
• Fifi D'Orsay as Baroness
• Maurice Marsac as Rene
• Wally Vernon as Agent
• Jane Wald as Polly
• Lenny Kent as Hollywood Lawyer
• Fred Aldrich as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
• Leon Alton as Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
• Don Anderson as Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
• Army Archerd as TV Announcer (uncredited)
• Anton Arnold as Mr. Foster (uncredited)
• Phil Arnold as Publicity and Press Agent (uncredited)
• Mark Bailey as Private Airline Pilot (uncredited)
• Al Bain as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
• John Barton as Farmer (uncredited)
• Al Beaudine as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
• Marjorie Bennett as Mrs. Freeman (uncredited)
• Nesdon Booth as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
• Eugene Borden as Man (uncredited)
• Lynn Borden as Woman (uncredited)
• Barbara Bouchet as Girl on Plane (uncredited)
• John Cliff as Waiter (uncredited)
• Christopher Connelly as Ned (uncredited)
• Tom Conway as Lord Kensington (uncredited)
• William Corcoran as Seven-Year-Old Leonard Jr. (uncredited)
• Paul Cristo as Party Guest (uncredited)
• Carol Daniels as Bathing Beauty (uncredited)
• Alphonso DuBois as Frenchman (uncredited)
• Peter Duchin as Cocktail Party Pianist (uncredited)
• James Elsegood as Shipboard Number Dancer (uncredited)
• Anthony Eustrel as Willard (uncredited)

Crew

• J. Lee Thompson — Director
• Adolph Green — Screenplay
• Betty Comden — Screenplay
• Arthur P. Jacobs — Producer
• Leon Shamroy — Director of Photography
• Nelson Riddle — Original Music Composer

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