Meet the People (1944)

Lucille Ball as Julie Hampton Died 1989 · Jamestown, New York, USA Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an American comedian, film, television, stage and radio actress, model, film and television executive, and star of the sitcoms I Love Lucy, T...

Dick Powell as William 'Swanee' Swanson Died 1963 · Mountain View, Arkansas, USA Richard Ewing "Dick" Powell (November 14, 1904 – January 2, 1963) was an American singer, actor, producer, director and studio boss. Born in Mountain View, the seat of Stone County in northern Arkans...

Virginia O'Brien as 'Woodpecker' Peg Died 2001 · Los Angeles, California, USA ​Known to classic film fans by various nicknames--including Miss Deadpan, Frozen Face, and Miss Ice Glacier--this statuesque, dark-haired singer/actress carved a unique niche for herself on stage and...

Bert Lahr as Commander Died 1967 · New York City, New York, USA Bert Lahr (born Irving Lahrheim; August 13, 1895 – December 4, 1967) was an American actor and comedian. Lahr is remembered today for his roles as the Cowardly Lion and the farmworker Zeke in the 1939...

Rags Ragland as Mr. Smith Died 1946 · Louisville, Kentucky, USA Rags Ragland was a boxer, then a burlesque comedian and then a Broadway performer before ending up in Hollywood to repeat his stage role as the boisterous sailor in Panama Hattie (1942), in which Ann...