A group of academics have spent years shut up in a house working on the definitive encyclopedia. When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language. Here he meets Sugarpuss O’Shea, a nightclub singer, who’s on top of all the slang—and, it just so happens, needs a place to stay.
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| Directing | Howard Hawks | Director |
| Writing | Charles Brackett | Screenplay |
| Writing | Billy Wilder | Screenplay |
| Writing | Thomas Monroe | Original Story |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Writing | Billy Wilder | Original Story |
| Production | Samuel Goldwyn | Producer |
| Editing | Daniel Mandell | Editor |
| Art | Perry Ferguson | Art Direction |
| Art | Howard Bristol | Set Decoration |
| Directing | William Tummel | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Frank Maher | Sound Engineer |
| Camera | Gregg Toland | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Alfred Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Art | McClure Capps | Assistant Art Director |
| Crew | Samuel Goldwyn | Presenter |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mel Berns | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Earl Rettig | Unit Manager |
| Art | Julia Heron | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Marty Moss | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Arthur Rosson | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | John Sherwood | Assistant Director |
| Art | Irving W. Sindler | Property Master |
| Camera | James V. Murray | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costumer |
| Crew | David Buttolph | Additional Music |
| Sound | Martha Tilton | Vocals |
