Easy Living (1937)
| Release Date | 07 July 1937 |
| Genre | Comedy, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Screwball Comedy, Comedy of Errors |
| Mood | Mood Enhancers |
| Themes | Rags To Riches, Class Differences, Mistaken Identities, Foibles of Marriage |
| Tones | Stylish, Light, Madcap, Sweet, Silly |
| Tags | Clothes, Hat, Millionaire, Secretary, Son, Unemployment, Wall Street |
Easy Living (1937) is a screwball comedy film, directed by Mitchell Leisen, written by Preston Sturges from a story by Vera Caspary, and starring Jean Arthur, Edward Arnold, and Ray Milland. Many of the supporting players (William Demerest, Franklin Pangborn, Luis Alberni, Robert Greig, Olaf Hytten, and Arthur Hoyt) became a major part of Sturges' regular stock company of character actors in his subsequent films.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Barlowe Borland
Mr. Gurney
Andrew Tombes
E.J. Hulgar
Harlan Briggs
Mr. Higginbottom - Office Manager
Nora Cecil
Miss Swerf
Richard Barbee
Third Partner
Benny Bartlett
Newsboy
Sidney Bracey
Hornsby - Mary's Chauffeur
Dora Clement
Saleslady
Lois Clinton
Brunette Woman
Elsa Connor
Undetermined Role
George Cowl
Bank President
Hal K. Dawson
Jeweler
John Dilson
Nervous Hotel Registrant
Florence Dudley
Cashier
Harold Entwistle
Elevator Man
Amelia Falleur
Housemaid
Jesse Graves
Graves - J.B. Ball's Porter
Hal Greene
Bellhop
Helen Huntington
Stenographer
Adia Kuznetzoff
Bum
Kathleen Hope Lewis
Stenographer
Nick Lukats
Bum in Automat
John Marshall
Osric
Lu Miller
Housemaid
Rex Moore
Elevator Boy
Frances Morris
Assistant Secretary
Bob Murphy
Automat Detective
Forbes Murray
Husband
John Picorri
Ernest
Jack Raymond
Bum
Jack Rice
Man in Ball's Outer Office
Hector Sarno
Armenian Rug Salesman
Francis Sayles
Martin - Houseman
Leonid Snegoff
Chef
Edwin Stanley
Second Partner
Hayden Stevenson
Chauffeur
Bernard Suss
Man in Automat
Laura Treadwell
Wife
William Wagner
J.B. Ball's Valet
Gloria Williams
Undetermined Role
Florence Wix
Woman in Hat Shop
Harry Worth
Hindu Man on Bus
Director
Writer
Producer
William LeBaron
executive producer
Original Music
Friedrich Hollaender
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Gregory Stone
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Cinematographer
Ted Tetzlaff
Editor
Doane Harrison
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Art Director
Ernst Fegté
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Costume Designer
Travis Banton
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Makeup Department
Wally Westmore
makeup artist
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Edgar Anderson
assistant director
Art Department
A.E. Freudeman
interior decorator
Sound Department
Earl S. Hayman
sound recordist
William Thayer
sound recordist
Special Effects
Farciot Edouart
special photographic effects
Music Department
Milan Roder
composer: stock music
Other Crew
Production Company
Paramount Pictures
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Distributor
Paramount Pictures
MCA/Universal Pictures
Paramount
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Universal Studios
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