Desk Set (1957)
A computer expert tries to prove his electronic brain can replace a television network's research staff.
Director:
Walter Lang
Writers:
Phoebe Ephron, Henry Ephron.
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Spencer Tracy as Richard Sumner |
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Katharine Hepburn as Bunny Watson |
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Gig Young as Mike Cutler |
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Joan Blondell as Peg Costello |
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Dina Merrill as Sylvia Blair |
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Sue Randall as Ruthie Saylor |
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Neva Patterson as Miss Warriner |
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Harry Ellerbe as Smithers |
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Nicholas Joy as Mr. Azae |
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Diane Jergens as Alice |
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Merry Anders as Cathy |
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Ida Moore as Old Lady |
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Rachel Stephens as Receptionist |
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Pamela Curran as Woman (uncredited) |
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Bill Duray as Member of the Board (uncredited) |
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Harry Evans as Member of the Board (uncredited) |
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Jesslyn Fax as Mrs. Hewitt (uncredited) |
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Richard Gardner as Fred (uncredited) |
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Charles Heard as Member of the Board (uncredited) |
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Joe Lanza as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Jack G. Lee as Member of the Board (uncredited) |
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Renny McEvoy as Man (uncredited) |
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Shirley Mitchell as Myra Smithers (uncredited) |
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King Mojave as Member of the Board (uncredited) |
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Sammy Ogg as Kenny (uncredited) |
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Don Porter as Don the Elevator Operator (uncredited) |
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Lou Southern as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Hal Taggart as Member of the Board (uncredited) |
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Freda Angela Wyckoff as Dancer (uncredited) |
| Directing | Walter Lang | Director |
| Writing | Phoebe Ephron | Screenplay |
| Writing | Henry Ephron | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Turpin | Hairstylist |
| Writing | William Marchant | Theatre Play |
| Production | Henry Ephron | Producer |
| Sound | Cyril J. Mockridge | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Leon Shamroy | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Robert L. Simpson | Editor |
| Art | Maurice Ransford | Art Direction |
| Art | Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Art | Paul S. Fox | Set Decoration |
| Art | Walter M. Scott | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charles LeMaire | Costume Design |