Cast (in credits order)
| Edgar Bergen | ... | Self - Host / Ventriloquist | |
| Charlie McCarthy | ... | Self - Host / Ventriloquist's Dummy | |
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Augie and Margo | ... | Themselves - Dancers |
| Harry Belafonte | ... | Self - Singer | |
| Kirk Douglas | ... | Ulysses (archive footage) | |
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Red Dust | ... | Self - dog |
| Silvana Mangano | ... | (archive footage) | |
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The Norman Luboff Choir | ... | Themselves |
| Carol Ohmart | ... | Self | |
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Millard Thomas | ... | Self - Guitarist |
| Bob Williams | ... | Self - with dog Red Dust | |
Makeup Department
| Enrico A. Cortese | ... | makeup artist (as Enrico Cortese) |
Music Department
| Jean Vincent Plummer | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |