What a Way to Go!

"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."

Cast

Shirley MacLaine

as Louisa May Foster

Paul Newman

as Larry Flint

Robert Mitchum

as Rod Anderson Jr.

Dean Martin

as Leonard Crawley

Gene Kelly

as Pinky Benson

Robert Cummings

as Dr. Victor Stephanson

Dick Van Dyke

as Edgar Hopper

Reginald Gardiner

as Painter

Margaret Dumont

as Mrs. Foster

Lou Nova

as Trentino

Fifi D'Orsay

as Baroness

Maurice Marsac

as Rene

Wally Vernon

as Agent

Jane Wald

as Polly

Lenny Kent

as Hollywood Lawyer

Fred Aldrich

as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Leon Alton

as Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited)

Don Anderson

as Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited)

Army Archerd

as TV Announcer (uncredited)

Anton Arnold

as Mr. Foster (uncredited)

Phil Arnold

as Publicity and Press Agent (uncredited)

Mark Bailey

as Private Airline Pilot (uncredited)

Al Bain

as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

John Barton

as Farmer (uncredited)

Al Beaudine

as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Marjorie Bennett

as Mrs. Freeman (uncredited)

Nesdon Booth

as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Eugene Borden

as Man (uncredited)

Lynn Borden

as Woman (uncredited)

Barbara Bouchet

as Girl on Plane (uncredited)

John Cliff

as Waiter (uncredited)

Christopher Connelly

as Ned (uncredited)

Tom Conway

as Lord Kensington (uncredited)

William Corcoran

as Leonard Crawley Jr. (age 7) (uncredited)

Paul Cristo

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Carol Daniels

as Bathing Beauty (uncredited)

Alphonso DuBois

as Frenchman (uncredited)

Peter Duchin

as Cocktail Party Pianist (uncredited)

James Elsegood

as Shipboard Number Dancer (uncredited)

Anthony Eustrel

as Willard (uncredited)

Pamelyn Ferdin

as Geraldine Crawley (age 4) (uncredited)

Fred Fisher

as Customer (uncredited)

Jeff Fithian

as Jonathan Crawley (age 5) (uncredited)

Joe Fithian

as Jonathan Crawley (age 5) (uncredited)

Jacques Foti

as Policeman (uncredited)

Milton Frome

as Lawyer (uncredited)

Teri Garr

as Shipboard Number Dancer (uncredited)

Roy Goldman

as Diner Customer (uncredited)

Roy Gordon

as Minister (uncredited)

Sid Gould

as Movie Executive (uncredited)

Jack Greening

as Chester (uncredited)

Paula Lane

as Movie Executive's Girl (uncredited)

Joel Grey

as Patron (uncredited)

Crew

Gwen Davis

Story

Betty Comden

Screenplay

J. Lee Thompson

Director

Adolph Green

Screenplay

Edith Head

Costume Design

Adolph Green

Lyricist

Betty Comden

Lyricist

Jule Styne

Songs

Arthur P. Jacobs

Producer

Fred Hall

Gaffer

Marjorie Fowler

Editor

Leon Shamroy

Director of Photography

Elmer Raguse

Sound

Leon Charles

Dialogue Coach

Gene Kelly

Choreographer

Walter M. Scott

Set Decoration

Stuart A. Reiss

Set Decoration

William Eckhardt

Unit Production Manager

Arthur Morton

Orchestrator

Fred R. Simpson

Assistant Director

Bernard Freericks

Sound

Jack Martin Smith

Art Direction

Margaret Donovan

Hair Supervisor

Ben Nye

Makeup Artist

L.B. Abbott

Special Effects

Emil Kosa Jr.

Special Effects

Moss Mabry

Wardrobe Designer

Sydney Guilaroff

Hair Designer

Ted Haworth

Art Direction

Nelson Riddle

Original Music Composer