Stars and Stripes Forever

Strike up the band! Here comes The Greatest Musical Show on Earth!

A film biography of the composer John Philip Sousa, from his early days in the Marine Corps Band through the Spanish-American War in 1898.

Drama Music

Clifton Webb

(John Philip Sousa)

Debra Paget

(Lily Becker)

Robert Wagner

(Willie Little)

Ruth Hussey

(Jennie Sousa)

Finlay Currie

(Col. Randolph)

Roy Roberts

(Maj. George Porter Houston)

Thomas Browne Henry

(David Blakely (as Tom Browne Henry))

Helen Van Tuyl

(Mrs. President Harrison)

Dorinda Clifton

(Dancer (uncredited))