Sweet and Lowdown a Sony Pictures Classics release a Woody Allen film
Cast
(In Order of Appearance)
Himself Woody Allen
Himself Ben Duncan
A.J. Pickman Daniel Okrent
Boss Dan Moran
Ben Tony Darrow
Ace (Pool Player) Chris Bauer
Emmet Ray Sean Penn
Hazel (Hooker #1) Constance Shulman
Iris (Hooker #2) Kellie Overbey
Don Darryl Alan Reed
Omer Marc Damon Johnson
Alvin Ron Cephas Jones
Musician Friends Steve Bargonetti
Benjamin Franklin Brown
Harry James Urbaniak
Bass Player #1 Vince Giordano
Jam Session Musicians Emme Kemp
Clark Gayton

Marcus McLaurine
Phyliss Carolyn Saxon
Bill Shields Brian Markinson
First Hobo Drummond Erskine
Second Hobo Joe Ambrose
Ann Molly Price
Stagehand Joe Rigano
Jake Denis O’Hare
Dick Ruth (Club Owner) Dennis Stein
Himself Nat Hentoff
Mary Katie Hamill
Hattie Samantha Morton
Gracie Kaili Vernoff
Rita (Opium Party Hostess) Carole Bayeux
Party Guests Paula Parrish
Cory Solar

Lexi Egz

Yvette Mercedes

Peter Leung
Mr. Haynes John Waters
Master of Ceremonies William Addy
Chester Weems Dick Monday
Felicity Thomson (Amateur Singer) Mary Stout
Birdman Dick Mingalone
Spoon Player Mr. Spoons
Helen Minton Carol Woods
Movie Director Josh Mowery
William Weston Fred Goehner
Bass Player #2 Eddy Davis
Sid Bishop Vincent Guastaferro
Panhandler Ralph Pope
Himself Douglas McGrath
Club Musicians Jerome Richardson
Earl P. McIntyre

James Williams

Frank Wellington Wess

Al Bryant
Club Manager Ray Garvey
Sally Jillian Sally Placksin
Blanche Uma Thurman
Blanche’s Friend Lola Pashalinski
Jam Session Musicians Simon Wettenhall
Orange Kellin

Brooks Giles III
Al Torrio Anthony LaPaglia
Joe Bedloe Brad Garrett
Ned (Pool Player) Alfred Sauchelli, Jr.
Lynch (Bar Room Friend) Michael Bolus
Holdup Men Mick O’Rourke
John P. McLaughlin
Police Officer Chuck Lewkowicz
Flat Tire Man Rick Mowat
Gas Station Proprietor Ted Wilkins
Django Reinhardt Michael Sprague
Ellie Gretchen Mol

Filmmakers
Writer/Director Woody Allen
Producer Jean Doumanian
Executive Producer J.E. Beaucaire
Co-Executive Producers Jack Rollins
Charles H. Joffe

Letty Aronson
Co-Producer Richard Brick
Director of Photograhy Zhao Fei
Production Designer Santo Loquasto
Editor Alisa Lepselter
Costume Designer Laura Cunningham Bauer
Music Arranger and Conductor Dick Hyman
Casting Juliet Taylor
Laura Rosenthal
Unit Production Managers Margo Myers
Richard Brick
First Assistant Director Richard Patrick
Second Assistant Director Lisa Janowski
Location Manager Drew Dillard
Assistant Location Manager Tom Yeager
Production Coordinator Kimberly N. Fajen
Assistant Production Coordinator Jennifer Silverman
Production Accountant Pietro Lorino, Jr.
Assistant Production Accountant Abby Bailey
Script Supervisor Kay Chapin
Casting Associate Patricia Kerrigan
Casting Assistant Sarah Allentuch
Assistant to Mr. Allen Lauren G. Chapin
Art Director Tom Warren
Assistant Art Directors Hyun-Joo Kim
Beth Kuhn

Paul Robinson

David Stein
Set Decorator Jessica Lanier
Assistant Set Decorator Regina Graves
Leadman Daniel K. Grosso
Graphics and Research Glenn Lloyd
Set Decorating Coordinator Jessica Milstein
Camera Operator Michael Green
First Assistant Camera Gary Muller
Second Assistant Camera David Baron
Camera Loader A. Lee Morris
Still Photographer John Clifford
Property Master Peter Gelfman
Assistant Property Master Robin McAllister
Key Grip George Patsos
Best Boy Grip Robert Brennan
Gaffer Michael Proscia, Jr.
Best Boy Electric Jack Coffen
Special Effects Coordinators John Ottesen
Ron Ottesen
Stunt Coordinator Peter Bucossi
Stuntman Norman Douglass
Construction Coordinator Ronald Petagna
Head Carpenter Frank Didio
Chief Construction Grip Vincent Guarriello
Master Scenic Artist James Sorice
Standby Scenic Artist Cliff Schorr
Lead Scenic Artist Margot Therre
Sign Designer Mark Bachman
Production Sound Mixer Les Lazarowitz, C.A.S.
Boom Operator Neil Riha
Recordist Frank J. Graziadei
Playback John Hirst
Re-Recording Mixer Lee Dichter
Sound One Corp.
Make-up Rosemarie Zurlo
Eva Polywka
Hair Milton Buras
Stephen G. Bishop
Wigmaker Robert Kushner
Ira Senz, Inc.
Assistant Costume Designers Bobby Frederick Tilley
Heather Priest
Wardrobe Supervisors Barrett Hong
Suzanne Pettit
Shop Wardrobe Supervisor Patricia Eiben
Extras Wardrobe Supervisor Fionnuala Lynch
Assistant Editors Sheri Bylander
Sara Corrigan
Post-Production Coordinator Katherine Belsey
Apprentice Editor Jennifer Lilly
Projectionist Carl Turnquest, Jr
Video Dailies Martin Zeichner
Dolby Stereo Consultant Bradford L. Hohle
Visual Effects Supervisor Tom Rosseter
Visual Effects Producer Camille Geier
Digital Artist Scott Roscoe David
Supervising Sound Editor Robert Hein
Dialogue Editor Sylvia Menno
Sound Effects Editor Glenfield Payne
Foley Recording Engineer George Lara
Foley Editors Frank Kern
Bruce Pross
Foley Artists Jay Peck
Marko Constanzo
Assistant Sound Editors Melanie Ryder
Kate Eales
Music Recording Engineer Roy B. Yokelson
Musicians Coordinator Carmel Malin
Music Recording Supervisor Walt Levinsky
Solo Guitar Instructor Howard Alden
Rhythm Guitar Instructor Bucky Pizzarelli
Drum Instructor Ted Sommer
Music Clearances Jill Meyers
Payroll Accountant Amanda Ladd
Accounting Assistant Yasmine Mustaklim
Wardrobe Tracker Anastasia Leopold
Assistant to Mr. Brick Meredith Garlick
Interpreters for Mr. Zhao Bing Rao
Shuping Lu Roman
Pool Consultant Andy Seigel
Extras Casting Grant Wilfley Casting
Extras Casting Associate Kristi Fitts
Transportation Captain Ed "Ack" Iacobelli
Location Assistants Michael Anthony
Michael McBrien

Christie Mullen

Kim Noble

Steven Weisberg
Location Production Assistants David Brotsky
Jessica Glass

Kate Siamon
Parking Coordinator Leon Adair
Assistant Parking Coordinator Will Wilder
2nd Second Assistant Director Brian York
DGA Trainee Helen Anne Rella
Set Production Assistants Alex Fernandez
Sarah Garrett

Colin A.J. MacLellan

Patrick McMahon

Kiersten Pilar Miller

Jason Rubenstein
Craft Service Debora Fearon
Production Secretary Ramsey Fong
Office Assistant Salvatore Savo
Shop Assistant Leonardo Mastrantoni
Art Department Assistants Christian Halac
Jon Kaloudis

Josh Wick
Wardrobe Assistants Jennifer Newman
Elizabeth Roles
Post-Production Assistant Katy Kei Cunningham
Color DuArt Film Laboratories
Prints Technicolor®
Camera and Lenses Panavision®
Titles The Effects House
Negative Matching J.G. Films, Inc.
Publicity PMK Public Relations
Insurance AON/Albert G. Ruben, Inc.
Payroll Axium Entertainment Services
Animals Dawn Animal Agency

Musicians
Solo Guitar Howard Alden
Rhythm Guitar Bucky Pizzarelli
Clarinet Ken Peplowski
Bass Kelly Friesen
Drums Ted Sommer

Additional Players
Piano Dick Hyman
Trombone Joel Helleny
Trumpets Byron Stripling
Joe Wilder
Saxophones Jerome Richardson
Chuck Wilson

Music
"When Day Is Done"
written by B.G. DeSylva and Robert Katscher
performed by Django Reinhardt
courtesy of Blue Note Records,
a division of Capitol Records, Inc.
under license from EMI-Capitol Music
Special Markets

"Clarinet Marmalade"
written by Larry Shields and H.W. Ragas
performed by Ted Lewis’ Orchestra
courtesy of Columbia Records
by arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

"Speak to Me of Love (Parlez-Moi d’Amour)"
written by Jean Lenoir and Bruce Siever
performed by Howard Alden

"Mystery Pacific"
written by Django Reinhardt
performed by Howard Alden, Bucky Pizzarelli,
and Kelly Friesen

"Limehouse Blues"
written by Douglas Furber and Philip Braham
arranged by Dick Hyman
performed by Howard Alden, Bucky Pizzarelli,
and Kelly Friesen

"Out of Nowhere"
written by Edward Heyman and Johnny Green
performed by Dick Hyman, Joe Wilder,
and Kelly Friesen

"I’ll See You In My Dreams"
written by Gus Kahn and Isham Jones
performed by Howard Alden, Bucky Pizzarelli,
and Kelly Friesen

"Sweet Georgia Brown"
written by Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey,
and Maceo Pinkard
performed by Howard Alden, James Chirillo,
Kelly Friesen, Ken Peplowski,
and Ted Sommer

"Avalon"
written by Buddy DeSylva, Al Jolson,
and Vincent Rose
performed by Django Reinhardt
courtesy of Blue Note Records,
a division of Capitol Records, Inc.
under license from EMI-Capitol Music
Special Markets

"After You’ve Gone"
written by Creamer and Layton
performed by Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang
courtesy of MCA Records
under license from Universal Music
Special Markets

"I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles"
written by James Brockman, Nat Vincent,
James Kendis, and John William Kellette
arranged by Howard Alden and Dick Hyman
performed by Howard Alden

"Shine"
written by Cecil Mack, Lew Brown,
and Ford Dabney
performed by Howard Alden, Bucky Pizzarelli,
Kelly Friesen, Ken Peplowski,
and Ted Sommer

"There’ll Be Some Changes Made"
written by Billy Higgins
and W. Benton Overstreet
arranged by Dick Hyman
performed by Howard Alden, Bucky Pizzarelli,
Kelly Friesen, Ken Peplowski, and Ted Sommer

"Viper Mad"
written by Clarence Williams
and Sidney Bechet
performed by Sidney Bechet
courtesy of
Louisiana Red Hot Records/Robert Parker’s
Jazz Classics in Stereo

"Indiana (Back Home Again In)"
written by Ballard MacDonald
and James F. Hanley
performed by Red Nichols
courtesy of MCA Records
under license from Universal Music
Special Markets

"Aloha Oe"
written by Queen Lili’ Uokalani
performed by Dick Monday

"Abide by Me"
written by Henry Lyte and William Monk
performed by Mary Stout

"Twelfth Street Rag"
written by Euday Bowman
arranged by Howard Alden
performed by Howard Alden

"The Peanut Vendor"
written by Moises Simons,
L. Wolfe Gilbert, and Marion Sunshine
performed by Howard Alden,
Bucky Pizzarelli, Kelly Friesen,
Ken Peplowski, and Ted Sommer

"All of Me"
written by Gerald Marks and Seymour B. Simons
performed by Carol Woods, Howard Alden,
Bucky Pizzarelli, Kelly Friesen,
Ken Peplowski, and Ted Sommer

"Caravan"
written by Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol,
and Irving Mills
performed by Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra
courtesy of RCA Records Label
of BMG Entertainment

"Old Fashioned Love"
written by James P. Johnson and Cecil Mack
performed by Howard Alden, Kelly Friesen,
Joel Helleny, Dick Hyman, Ken Peplowski,
Jerome Richardson, Ted Sommer,
Byron Stripling, Joe Wilder,
and Chuck Wilson

"It Don’t Mean a Thing
(If It Ain’t Got That Swing)"
written by Irving Mills and Duke Ellington
performed by Howard Alden, Kelly Friesen,
Joel Helleny, Dick Hyman, Ken Peplowski,
Jerome Richardson, Ted Sommer, Byron Stripling,
Joe Wilder and Chuck Wilson

"Just a Gigolo"
written by Leonello Casucci, Irving Caesar,
and Julius Brammer
performed by Howard Alden,
Bucky Pizzarelli, Kelly Friesen,
Ken Peplowski, and Ted Sommer

"Nevertheless (I’m in Love with You)"
written by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby
performed by Ambrose and His Orchestra
courtesy of EMI Records Ltd.

"3:00 AM Blues"
written by Dick Hyman
performed by Howard Alden, Kelly Friesen,
Joel Helleny, Dick Hyman, Ken Peplowski,
Jerome Richardson, Ted Sommer,
Byron Stripling, Joe Wilder,
and Chuck Wilson

"Liebestraum No. 3"
written by Franz Liszt
performed by Django Reinhardt
courtesy of Blue Note Records,
a division of Capitol Records, Inc.
under license from EMI-Capitol Music
Special Markets

"Since My Best Gal Turned Me Down"
written by Ray Ludwig and Howdy Quicksell
performed by Bix Beiderbecke
courtesy of Columbia Records
by arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

"Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
(And Dream Your Troubles Away)"
written by Ted Koehler, Billy Moll,
and Harry Barris
performed by Howard Alden,
Bucky Pizzarelli, and Kelly Friesen

"Hot Lips"
written by Henry Busse, Henry Lange,
and Lou Davis
performed by Henry Busse and His Orchestra
courtesy of MCA Records
under license from Universal Music
Special Markets

"Unfaithful Woman"
written by Dick Hyman
performed by Howard Alden,
Bucky Pizzarelli, Kelly Friesen,
Ken Peplowski, and Ted Sommer

"Lulu’s Back in Town"
written by Harry Warren and Al Dubin
performed by Dick Hyman, Kelly Friesen,
and Ted Sommer

"Sweet Sue, Just You"
written by Will J. Harris and Victor Young
performed by Howard Alden

The Producers gratefully acknowledge
and wish to thank the following for their assistance:

The N.Y.C. Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting
Robert C. Janiszewski, as the County Executive of Hudson County,
New Jersey and Hudson County Cultural & Heritage Affairs
The RCA Records Label, A Unit of BMG Entertainment
Dr. Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. © Hires
The Conde´ Nast Publications, Inc.
History For Hire Prop House
Turner Entertainment Co.
Polo Ralph Lauren
Davidoff of Geneva
Valerie Haller
Greg Johnson

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