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What a Way to Go!
What A Cast!... What A Past!... What A Show!...
7.1(112)19641h 51m
A four-time widow discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be rich.
- Director
- J. Lee Thompson
- Writers
- Gwen Davis,Adolph Green,Betty Comden
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Cast

Shirley MacLaine
Louisa May Foster

Paul Newman
Larry Flint

Robert Mitchum
Rod Anderson Jr.

Dean Martin
Leonard Crawley

Gene Kelly
Pinky Benson

Robert Cummings
Victor Stephanson

Dick Van Dyke
Edgar Hopper

Reginald Gardiner
Painter

Margaret Dumont
Mrs. Foster
Lou Nova
Trentino

Fifi D'Orsay
Baroness

Maurice Marsac
Rene

Wally Vernon
Agent
Jane Wald
Polly

Lenny Kent
Hollywood Lawyer

Fred Aldrich
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Leon Alton
Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited)

Don Anderson
Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited)

Army Archerd
TV Announcer (uncredited)
Anton Arnold
Mr. Foster (uncredited)

Phil Arnold
Publicity and Press Agent (uncredited)
Mark Bailey
Private Airline Pilot (uncredited)

Al Bain
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
John Barton
Farmer (uncredited)
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Crew
Directing
- J. Lee ThompsonDirector
- Fred R. SimpsonAssistant Director
Writing
- Gwen DavisStory
- Adolph GreenScreenplay
- Betty ComdenScreenplay
- Betty ComdenLyricist
- Adolph GreenLyricist
Production
- Arthur P. JacobsProducer
- William EckhardtUnit Production Manager
Camera
- Leon ShamroyDirector of Photography
Editing
- Marjorie FowlerEditor
Sound
- Jule StyneSongs
- Bernard FreericksSound
- Elmer RaguseSound
- Arthur MortonOrchestrator
- Nelson RiddleOriginal Music Composer
Art
- Jack Martin SmithArt Direction
- Ted HaworthArt Direction
- Walter M. ScottSet Decoration
- Stuart A. ReissSet Decoration
Costume & Make-Up
- Edith HeadCostume Design
- Moss MabryWardrobe Designer
- Ben NyeMakeup Artist
- Margaret DonovanHair Supervisor
- Sydney GuilaroffHair Designer
Crew
- Gene KellyChoreographer
- L.B. AbbottSpecial Effects
- Emil Kosa Jr.Special Effects
- Leon CharlesDialogue Coach
Lighting
- Fred HallGaffer