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Born in New York City, Dan Dailey started his career in vaudeville, later making his Broadway debut in the stage version of "Babes in Arms".

When signed to MGM, the studio initially cast him as a Nazi in The Mortal Storm (1940). The studio realized their mistake and cast him in musical films, thereafter. Then, after serving in World War II, Dailey later returned to acting to make more musicals.

Alexander Spoerl was born on 3 January 1917 in Düsseldorf, Germany. He was a writer, known for Auch ich war nur ein mittelmäßiger Schüler (1974), Der Mann, der keinen Mord beging (1968) and Der Panne an den Kragen (1964). He was married to Ingeborg Wollenzien and Margot Klinzmann. He died on 16 October 1978 in Rottach-Egern, Bavaria, Germany.

Bertram Montague was born on 13 November 1892 in London, England, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for Aladdin (1960), Mother Goose (1959) and Dick Whittington and His Cat (1958). He was married to Iris Kirkwhite, Lalla Dodd and Helen Moray. He died on 16 October 1978 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK.

Bert McKay was born on 12 July 1911 in Kansas, USA. He was a casting director, known for Let's Dance (1950), The Great Gatsby (1949) and Omar Khayyam (1957). He died on 16 October 1978 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Semyon Mezhinsky was born on 6 October 1889 in Kupyansk, Kupyansk uyezd, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire [now Kupiansk, Kupiansk Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Professor Mamlock (1938), 1812 (1944) and Concentration Camp (1938). He died on 16 October 1978 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].