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  • Once Upon a Time (1944)
  • Approved
    89 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Once Upon a Time (1944)
Approved
89 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

A cash-strapped theater producer promotes a nine-year-old boy's dancing caterpillar.
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Director
Writers
Lewis Meltzer (screenplay) | Oscar Saul (screenplay) | Irving Fineman (adaptation) | Norman Corwin (story) | Lucille Fletcher (story) (as Lucille Fletcher Herrmann)
Producer
Composer
Friedrich Hollaender (as Frederick Hollander)
Cinematographer
Franz Planer (as Franz F. Planer)
Editor
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Status
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Updated May 11, 1944

Release date
May 11, 1944 (United States)

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Cast

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130 cast members
Name Known for
Cary Grant
Jerry Flynn Jerry Flynn   See fewer
Janet Blair
Jeannie Thompson Jeannie Thompson   See fewer
James Gleason
McGillicuddy aka The Moke McGillicuddy aka The Moke   See fewer
Ted Donaldson
Arthur 'Pinky' Thompson Arthur 'Pinky' Thompson   See fewer
John Abbott
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Acuff
Shipyard Worker (uncredited) Shipyard Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Iris Adrian
Theatregoer (uncredited) Theatregoer (uncredited)   See fewer
Murray Alper
Soldier Leaving Theatre (uncredited) Soldier Leaving Theatre (uncredited)   See fewer
Kirk Alyn
Attendant (uncredited) Attendant (uncredited)   See fewer
George Anderson
Businessman (uncredited) Businessman (uncredited)   See fewer
Henry Armetta
Barber (uncredited) Barber (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Arnt
Fred Stacy - Reporter (uncredited) Fred Stacy - Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Nelroy Ashley
Businesswoman (uncredited) Businesswoman (uncredited)   See fewer
Vi Athens
Chorus Girl (uncredited) Chorus Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
William Austin
Assistant Hotel Manager (uncredited) Assistant Hotel Manager (uncredited)   See fewer
Art Baker
Gabriel Heatter (uncredited) Gabriel Heatter (uncredited)   See fewer
Don Barclay
Photographer (uncredited) Photographer (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Bates
Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Bevan
Patrol Cop-Driver (uncredited) Patrol Cop-Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Biby
Reporter in Newspaper Office (uncredited) Reporter in Newspaper Office (uncredited)   See fewer
Lionel Braham
Weightlifter (uncredited) Weightlifter (uncredited)   See fewer
Lloyd Bridges
Aviator Captain (uncredited) Aviator Captain (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Brown
Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Lucile Browne
Miss Flemming (uncredited) Miss Flemming (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Bruce
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Gary Bruce
TSgt. Conway (uncredited) TSgt. Conway (uncredited)   See fewer
George Bruggeman
Trapeze Artist (uncredited) Trapeze Artist (uncredited)   See fewer
Leonard Carey
English Bobby (uncredited) English Bobby (uncredited)   See fewer
Maurice Cass
Man at Bar (uncredited) Man at Bar (uncredited)   See fewer
Lane Chandler
Doorman (uncredited) Doorman (uncredited)   See fewer
Bill Chaney
Call Boy (uncredited) Call Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Chefe
Newspaperman (uncredited) Newspaperman (uncredited)   See fewer
Cliff Clark
Radio Car Cop (uncredited) Radio Car Cop (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Coleman
English Bobby (uncredited) English Bobby (uncredited)   See fewer
Sandra Coles
Telephone Operator (uncredited) Telephone Operator (uncredited)   See fewer
Pedro de Cordoba
Prof. Van Dorn - Lepidopterist (uncredited) Prof. Van Dorn - Lepidopterist (uncredited)   See fewer
Mary Currier
McKenzie's Secretary (uncredited) McKenzie's Secretary (uncredited)   See fewer
George Davis
Room Service Waiter (uncredited) Room Service Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Vernon Dent
Mayor's Aide (uncredited) Mayor's Aide (uncredited)   See fewer
John Dilson
Businessman (uncredited) Businessman (uncredited)   See fewer
Jeff Donnell
Girl from Brooklyn (uncredited) Girl from Brooklyn (uncredited)   See fewer
Pauline Drake
Telephone Operator (uncredited) Telephone Operator (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Dugan
Callahan - Police Announcer (uncredited) Callahan - Police Announcer (uncredited)   See fewer
George Eldredge
Man (uncredited) Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Fern Emmett
Scholarly-Type Woman (uncredited) Scholarly-Type Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Fenner
Walt Disney (uncredited) Walt Disney (uncredited)   See fewer
Mary Field
Taxi Girl (uncredited) Taxi Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Clyde Fillmore
FBI Agent (uncredited) FBI Agent (uncredited)   See fewer
James Flavin
Skeptic on Subway (uncredited) Skeptic on Subway (uncredited)   See fewer
Byron Foulger
Theatregoer (uncredited) Theatregoer (uncredited)   See fewer
Almeda Fowler
Woman (uncredited) Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Howard Freeman
McKenzie (uncredited) McKenzie (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Gargan
Cop Outside Flynn Theatrer (uncredited) Cop Outside Flynn Theatrer (uncredited)   See fewer
Vaughan Glaser
Professor Draper - Lepidopterist (uncredited) Professor Draper - Lepidopterist (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Gordon
Perturbed Theatregoer (uncredited) Perturbed Theatregoer (uncredited)   See fewer
William Gould
Brandt's Editor (uncredited) Brandt's Editor (uncredited)   See fewer
Gary Gray
Boy with Shoebox (uncredited) Boy with Shoebox (uncredited)   See fewer
Harrison Greene
Businessman (uncredited) Businessman (uncredited)   See fewer
Joseph J. Greene
Rajah Pirate (uncredited) Rajah Pirate (uncredited)   See fewer
Eula Guy
Telephone Operator (uncredited) Telephone Operator (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Hagney
Assistant Cyclist (uncredited) Assistant Cyclist (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Hall
Bike Rider (uncredited) Bike Rider (uncredited)   See fewer
Esther Howard
Clerk (uncredited) Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Fred Howard
Photographer (uncredited) Photographer (uncredited)   See fewer
Thelma Joel
Chorus Girl (uncredited) Chorus Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Marilyn Johnson
Chorus Girl (uncredited) Chorus Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Erwin Kalser
Scientist #3 (uncredited) Scientist #3 (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Kane
Second Barber (uncredited) Second Barber (uncredited)   See fewer
Nell Clark Keller
Woman (uncredited) Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
John Kelly
Truckman (uncredited) Truckman (uncredited)   See fewer
Phyllis Kennedy
Telephone Operator (uncredited) Telephone Operator (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Kennedy
Truckman (uncredited) Truckman (uncredited)   See fewer
Milton Kibbee
Stage Manager (uncredited) Stage Manager (uncredited)   See fewer
Lawrence Lathrop
Call Boy (uncredited) Call Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Laughton
Inventory Man (uncredited) Inventory Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Nolan Leary
Elevator Operator (uncredited) Elevator Operator (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Lee
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Grace Lenard
Telephone Operator (uncredited) Telephone Operator (uncredited)   See fewer
Jung Lim
Chinese Man (uncredited) Chinese Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Anne Loos
Sarah - Jerry's Secretary (uncredited) Sarah - Jerry's Secretary (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Lowell
Lieutenant (uncredited) Lieutenant (uncredited)   See fewer
Wilbur Mack
Committee Man (uncredited) Committee Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Hugh Maguire
Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Mayo
Harry - Reporter (uncredited) Harry - Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Mickey McGuire
Fatso (uncredited) Fatso (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank McLure
Guest (uncredited) Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Alex Melesh
Waiter (uncredited) Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Sybil Merritt
Chorus Girl (uncredited) Chorus Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Torben Meyer
Hotel Manager (uncredited) Hotel Manager (uncredited)   See fewer
June Millarde
Chorus Girl (uncredited) Chorus Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Norval Mitchell
Masseur (uncredited) Masseur (uncredited)   See fewer
Ida Moore
Gossipy Woman on Subway (uncredited) Gossipy Woman on Subway (uncredited)   See fewer
George N. Neise
Aviator Lieutenant (uncredited) Aviator Lieutenant (uncredited)   See fewer
Barry Norton
Man at Audition (uncredited) Man at Audition (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Norton
Barber Shop Customer (uncredited) Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)   See fewer
Spec O'Donnell
Theatre Usher (uncredited) Theatre Usher (uncredited)   See fewer
Garry Owen
Man Spouting Poetry (uncredited) Man Spouting Poetry (uncredited)   See fewer
Emory Parnell
Radio Cart Cop (uncredited) Radio Cart Cop (uncredited)   See fewer
Barbara Pepper
Taxi Girl (uncredited) Taxi Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Pietila
Trapeze Artist (uncredited) Trapeze Artist (uncredited)   See fewer
Bob Reeves
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Shirley Jean Rickert
Chorus girl (uncredited) Chorus girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Cyril Ring
Man (uncredited) Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Ronald R. Rondell
Gaucho (uncredited) Gaucho (uncredited)   See fewer
Christian Rub
Mr. Snapps - Janitor (uncredited) Mr. Snapps - Janitor (uncredited)   See fewer
Cosmo Sardo
Newspaperman (uncredited) Newspaperman (uncredited)   See fewer
Syd Saylor
Shipyard Worker (uncredited) Shipyard Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Jeffrey Sayre
Newspaper Office Typist (uncredited) Newspaper Office Typist (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Stanton
Dunhill (uncredited) Dunhill (uncredited)   See fewer
Alan Stone
Radio Technician (uncredited) Radio Technician (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Strang
Patrol Car Cop (uncredited) Patrol Car Cop (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Tafur
Gaucho (uncredited) Gaucho (uncredited)   See fewer
Ray Teal
Shipyard Worker (uncredited) Shipyard Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Tenbrook
Shipyard Worker (uncredited) Shipyard Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
George Tyne
Jitterbug Dancer (uncredited) Jitterbug Dancer (uncredited)   See fewer
John Tyrrell
Theatre Usher (uncredited) Theatre Usher (uncredited)   See fewer
Emmett Vogan
Businessman (uncredited) Businessman (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Waldron
Preacher (uncredited) Preacher (uncredited)   See fewer
Ruth Warren
Fatso's Mother (uncredited) Fatso's Mother (uncredited)   See fewer
Pierre Watkin
Radio Stage Manager (uncredited) Radio Stage Manager (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Wayne
Businessman (uncredited) Businessman (uncredited)   See fewer
Cecil Weston
Woman (uncredited) Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert B. Williams
Stage Manager (uncredited) Stage Manager (uncredited)   See fewer
Lewis Wilson
Man (uncredited) Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Eric Wilton
Card Player (uncredited) Card Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Isabel Withers
Woman in Elevator (uncredited) Woman in Elevator (uncredited)   See fewer
Ian Wolfe
Joe - Reporter (uncredited) Joe - Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Freeman Wood
Man (uncredited) Man (uncredited)   See fewer
William Yip
Chinese Man (uncredited) Chinese Man (uncredited)   See fewer
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