In I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby, Broderick Crawford plays a sentimental gangster who abducts songwriter Johnny Downs and forces him to write a love ballad. It is Crawford's hope that the song will reach out and touch his long-lost childhood sweetheart. I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby was based on James Edward Grant's short story Trouble in B Flat; echoes of the basic premise later resurfaced in the 1957 "A" picture The Girl Can't Help It.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Broderick CrawfordMichael G. 'Sonny' McGann | Michael G. 'Sonny' McGann |
 Johnny DownsRobert Lee 'Bob' Gunther | Robert Lee 'Bob' Gunther |
 Peggy MoranLinda Carroll | Linda Carroll |
 Warren HymerBig Foot Louie | Big Foot Louie |
 Jessie RalphMama McGann | Mama McGann |
 Gertrude MichaelMagda Delys | Magda Delys |
 John SuttonBoston | Boston |
 Horace McMahonBugs | Bugs |
 Dewey RobinsonRoundhouse | Roundhouse |
 Murray AlperNails | Nails |
 Sunshine Sammy MorrisonJoe | Joe |
 Jeni Le GonAnnie | Annie |
 Virginia SaleLandlady (uncredited) | Landlady (uncredited) |