Cast and crew
Mildred Pierce (1945)
58 cast and 28 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast58
Joan CrawfordMildred Pierce
Jack CarsonWally Fay
Zachary ScottMonte Beragon
Eve ArdenIda Corwin
Ann BlythVeda Pierce Forrester
Bruce BennettAlbert 'Bert' Pierce
Lee PatrickMaggie Biederhof
Moroni OlsenInspector Peterson
Veda Ann BorgMiriam Ellis
Jo Ann MarloweKay Pierce
Butterfly McQueenLottie (uncredited)- Bill AlcornSoldier (uncredited)
- Betty AlexanderParty Guest (uncredited)
- Ramsay AmesParty Guest (uncredited)
- George AndersonPeterson's Assistant (uncredited)
Robert ArthurHigh School Boy (uncredited)- Lynn BaggettWaitress (uncredited)
- Leah BairdPolice Matron (uncredited)
- Dorothy BarrettDorothy (uncredited)
Barbara BrownMrs. Forrester (uncredited)
Claire CarletonThieving Waitress (uncredited)- Doria CaronWaitress (uncredited)
- Wheaton ChambersPersonnel Man (uncredited)
- Wallis ClarkWally's Lawyer (uncredited)
- Chester CluteMr. Jones (uncredited)
- John ComptonTheodore 'Ted' Ellison Forrester (uncredited)
Joyce ComptonWaitress (uncredited)- Clancy CooperPoliceman (uncredited)
- David CotaPancho (uncredited)
- Tom DillonPoliceman (uncredited)
James FlavinDetective (uncredited)
Bess FlowersRestaurant Patron (uncredited)- Angela GreeneParty Guest (uncredited)
- Dorothy HackLittle Girl (uncredited)
- Arthur Stuart HullFirst Night Diner With Cane (uncredited)
- Charles JordanPoliceman (uncredited)
- Marjorie KaneWaitress (uncredited)
- Fred KelseyBumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
- Richard KiplingPersonnel Man (uncredited)
- Manart KippenDr. Gale (uncredited)
- Marion LessingWaitress (uncredited)
- Jimmy LonoMonte's Houseboy (uncredited)
- Jean LorraineWoman (uncredited)
- George MeaderMan (uncredited)
- Harold MillerMan (uncredited)
- Jack MowerJack the Mailman (uncredited)
- Frank O'ConnorFirst Night Diner (uncredited)
- Garry OwenPoliceman on Pier (uncredited)
- Paul PanzerWaiter (uncredited)
- Larry RioReporter (uncredited)
- William RuhlPersonnel Man (uncredited)
- Jeffrey SayreDiner Customer (uncredited)
- Mary ServossNurse (uncredited)
George TobiasMr. Chris (uncredited)
Charles TrowbridgeMrs. Forrester's Lawyer (uncredited)- Johnny WalshDelivery Man (uncredited)
- Joan WinfieldPiano Teacher (uncredited)
- John ChristianSinging Teacher (uncredited)
Crew28
Directing
- Michael CurtizDirector
- Frank HeathAssistant Director
- Dick ModerAssistant Director
Writing
- Ranald MacDougallScreenplay
- James M. CainNovel
- Herschel DaughertyDialogue
Production
- Jerry WaldProducer
- Jack WarnerExecutive Producer
Camera
- Ernest HallerDirector of Photography
- Milton GoldStill Photographer
- William SchurrAdditional Camera
Editing
- David WeisbartEditor
Sound and music
- Max SteinerOriginal Music Composer
- Oliver S. GarretsonSound
- Leo F. ForbsteinMusic Director
- Robert G. WayneSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Hugo FriedhoferOrchestrator
Art
- George James HopkinsSet Decoration
- Anton GrotArt Direction
- Bertram TuttleSupervising Art Director
Costume and make-up
- Milo AndersonCostume Design
- Perc WestmoreMakeup Artist
- Edwin AllenMakeup Artist
- Bill CooleyMakeup Artist
Visual effects
- Paul DetlefsenMatte Painter
Crew
- Willard Van EngerSpecial Effects
- Harry BarndollarSpecial Effects
- James LeicesterOther