Prohibition-era nightclub crooner Joe E. Lewis has his career and nearly his life cut short when his throat is slashed as payback for leaving the employ of Chicago mob boss Georgie Parker. A broken alcoholic, Joe is brought back from the abyss by his faithful piano player, Austin Mack, who helps turn the former singer into a successful stand-up comedian. But Joe's demons plague his romantic life even as he reaches new heights of success.
Frank Sinatra | |
Mitzi Gaynor | |
Jeanne Crain | |
Eddie Albert | |
Beverly Garland | Cassie Mack |
Jackie Coogan | Swifty Morgan |
Barry Kelley | Captain Hugh McCarthy |
Ted de Corsia | Georgie Parker |
Leonard Graves | Tim Coogan |
Valerie Allen | Flora - Chorine |
Hank Henry | Burlesque Comedian |
Phyllis Douglas | Chorine (uncredited) |