Billy Bigelow has been dead for 15 years. Now outside the pearly gates, he long ago waived his right to go back to Earth for a day. He has heard that there is a problem with his family: namely with his wife Julie Bigelow, née Jordan, and his child he hasn't met. He would now like to head back to Earth to assist in rectifying the problem; but before he may go, he has to get permission from the gatekeeper by telling him his story. Adapted from the Rodgers and Hammerstein hit Broadway musical.
| Writing | Henry Ephron | Screenplay |
| Directing | Henry King | Director |
| Writing | Phoebe Ephron | Screenplay |
| Writing | Benjamin Glazer | Adaptation |
| Art | Jack Martin Smith | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Charles G. Clarke | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Rod Alexander | Choreographer |
| Production | Henry Ephron | Producer |
| Art | Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Art | Chester L. Bayhi | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Turpin | Hairstylist |
| Editing | William Reynolds | Editor |
| Directing | Stanley Hough | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Agnes de Mille | Choreographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Wills | Costume Design |
| Sound | Ken Darby | Other |
| Writing | Oscar Hammerstein II | Musical |
| Sound | Alfred Newman | Conductor |
| Sound | Herbert W. Spencer | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Edward B. Powell | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Alfred Newman | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Nelson Riddle | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Earle Hagen | Orchestrator |
| Crew | Ray Kellogg | Special Effects |
| Sound | Bernard Freericks | Sound |
| Camera | Leonard Doss | Other |
| Writing | Oscar Hammerstein II | Book |
| Writing | Richard Rodgers | Musical |
| Art | Walter M. Scott | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charles LeMaire | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Sound | Harry M. Leonard | Sound |
| Sound | Bernard Mayers | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Gus Levene | Orchestrator |
| Writing | Ferenc Molnár | Theatre Play |
| Sound | Richard Rodgers | Music |
| Sound | Richard Rodgers | Songs |
| Writing | Oscar Hammerstein II | Lyricist |
