A musical comedy based on several Damon Runyon short stories. When a bookie on the run, Robert 'Numbers' Foster, falls for a pretty country songbird, Emily Ann Stackerlee , he'll do anything to help her make it big -- including a stint in jail to pay for his crimes. But will the tough guy's sacrifice of the heart pay off when it comes to his girlfriend's singing career?
Mitzi Gaynor | Emily Ann Stackerlee |
Scott Brady | Robert 'Numbers' Foster |
Mitzi Green | '52nd Tessie' Sammis |
Marguerite Chapman | Yvonne Dugan |
Timothy Carey | Crockett Pace (uncredited) |
Michael O'Shea | Inspector McNamara |
Charles Bronson | Phil Green, aka 'Pittsburgh Philo' (uncredited) |
Wally Vernon | Harry 'Poorly' Sammis |
Henry Slate | Dave the Dude |
George E. Stone | Ropes McGonigle |
Edwin Max | Lookout Louie Larchment |
Richard Allan | Curtaintime Charlie |