What a Way to Go!

What A Cast!... What A Past!... What A Show!...

A four-time widow discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be rich.

Shirley MacLaine

(Louisa May Foster)

Paul Newman

Robert Mitchum

(Rod Anderson Jr.)

Dean Martin

(Leonard Crawley)

Gene Kelly

Robert Cummings

(Dr. Victor Stephanson)

Dick Van Dyke

Reginald Gardiner

Margaret Dumont

Lou Nova

Fifi D'Orsay

Maurice Marsac

Wally Vernon

Jane Wald

Lenny Kent

(Hollywood Lawyer)

Fred Aldrich

(Restaurant Patron (uncredited))

Leon Alton

(Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited))

Don Anderson

(Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited))

Army Archerd

(TV Announcer (uncredited))

Anton Arnold

(Mr. Foster (uncredited))

Phil Arnold

(Publicity and Press Agent (uncredited))

Mark Bailey

(Private Airline Pilot (uncredited))

Al Bain

(Restaurant Patron (uncredited))

John Barton

(Farmer (uncredited))

Al Beaudine

(Restaurant Patron (uncredited))

Marjorie Bennett

(Mrs. Freeman (uncredited))

Nesdon Booth

(Restaurant Patron (uncredited))

Eugene Borden

(Man (uncredited))

Lynn Borden

(Woman (uncredited))

Barbara Bouchet

(Girl on Plane (uncredited))

John Cliff

(Waiter (uncredited))

Christopher Connelly

(Ned (uncredited))

Tom Conway

(Lord Kensington (uncredited))

William Corcoran

(Leonard Crawley Jr. (age 7) (uncredited))

Paul Cristo

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Carol Daniels

(Bathing Beauty (uncredited))

Alphonso DuBois

(Frenchman (uncredited))

Peter Duchin

(Cocktail Party Pianist (uncredited))

James Elsegood

(Shipboard Number Dancer (uncredited))

Anthony Eustrel

(Willard (uncredited))

Pamelyn Ferdin

(Geraldine Crawley (age 4) (uncredited))

Fred Fisher

(Customer (uncredited))

Jeff Fithian

(Jonathan Crawley (age 5) (uncredited))

Joe Fithian

(Jonathan Crawley (age 5) (uncredited))

Jacques Foti

(Policeman (uncredited))

Milton Frome

(Lawyer (uncredited))

Teri Garr

(Shipboard Number Dancer (uncredited))

Roy Goldman

(Diner Customer (uncredited))

Roy Gordon

(Minister (uncredited))

Sid Gould

(Movie Executive (uncredited))

Jack Greening

(Chester (uncredited))

Paula Lane

(Movie Executive's Girl (uncredited))

Joel Grey

(Patron (uncredited))