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Silk Stockings (1957)

Sheer delight!

Genre : Comedy, Music, Romance

Runtime : 1H 57M

Director : Rouben Mamoulian
Writer : Leonard Gershe, Leonard Spigelgass

Synopsis

After three bumbling Soviet agents fail in their mission to retrieve a straying Soviet composer from Paris, the beautiful, ultra-serious Ninotchka is sent to complete their mission and to retrieve them. She starts out condemning the decadent West, but gradually falls under its spell—with the help of an American movie producer. A remake of Ninotchka (1939).

Actors

Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire
Steve Canfield
Cyd Charisse
Cyd Charisse
Ninotchka Yoschenko
Janis Paige
Janis Paige
Peggy Dayton
Wim Sonneveld
Wim Sonneveld
Peter Ilyitch Boroff
Peter Lorre
Peter Lorre
Brankov, Commisar
George Tobias
George Tobias
Vassili Markovitch, Commisar of Art
Jules Munshin
Jules Munshin
Bibinski, Commisar
Joseph Buloff
Joseph Buloff
Ivanov, Commisar
Barrie Chase
Barrie Chase
Dancer Gabrielle (uncredited)
Tybee Brascia
Tybee Brascia
Dancer Fifi (uncredited)
Lilyan Chauvin
Lilyan Chauvin
Dancer Sonia (uncredited)

Crews

Rouben Mamoulian
Rouben Mamoulian
Director
Melchior Lengyel
Melchior Lengyel
Writer
George S. Kaufman
George S. Kaufman
Theatre Play
Leueen MacGrath
Leueen MacGrath
Theatre Play
Abe Burrows
Abe Burrows
Theatre Play
Leonard Gershe
Leonard Gershe
Screenplay
Leonard Spigelgass
Leonard Spigelgass
Screenplay
Arthur Freed
Arthur Freed
Producer
Cole Porter
Cole Porter
Music
Cole Porter
Cole Porter
Songs
André Previn
André Previn
Music Supervisor
André Previn
André Previn
Conductor
Conrad Salinger
Conrad Salinger
Orchestrator
Hermes Pan
Hermes Pan
Choreographer
Eugene Loring
Eugene Loring
Choreographer
Robert J. Bronner
Robert J. Bronner
Director of Photography
William A. Horning
William A. Horning
Art Direction
Randall Duell
Randall Duell
Art Direction
Edwin B. Willis
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Hugh Hunt
Hugh Hunt
Set Decoration
Charles K. Hagedon
Charles K. Hagedon
Other
Al Jennings
Al Jennings
Assistant Director
William Tuttle
William Tuttle
Makeup Artist
Sydney Guilaroff
Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist
Helen Rose
Helen Rose
Costume Design
Harold F. Kress
Harold F. Kress
Editor
Wesley C. Miller
Wesley C. Miller
Recording Supervision
Bobby Tucker
Bobby Tucker
Vocal Coach
Skip Martin
Skip Martin
Orchestrator
Albert Woodbury
Albert Woodbury
Orchestrator
George S. Kaufman
George S. Kaufman
Writer
Cole Porter
Cole Porter
Lyricist

Trailers and other movies

Silk Stockings Trailer 1957

Posters and backgrounds

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