Working for a slick restaurateur who has fallen for her, a down-on-life songstress falls instead for a crusading crime reporter, unaware that her employer is the secret head of the city's major gambling machine racket and has a penchant for murdering anyone who gets in his way.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Akim TamiroffSteve Kalkas | Steve Kalkas |
 Claire TrevorDixie Moore | Dixie Moore |
 Lloyd NolanJim Adams | Jim Adams |
 Barlowe BorlandMr. Parker | Mr. Parker |
 Helen BurgessJackie Nolan | Jackie Nolan |
 Buster CrabbeEddie | Eddie |
 Porter HallGeorge Kramer | George Kramer |
 Harvey StephensJ.G. Temple | J.G. Temple |
 Paul FixCharlie | Charlie |
 Colin TapleyJoe | Joe |
 Cecil CunninghamBig Edna | Big Edna |
 Evelyn BrentCora | Cora |
 Robert GlecklerEd Murkil | Ed Murkil |
 Fay HoldenNurse | Nurse |
 Purnell PrattStrohm | Strohm |
 Nick LukatsTaxi Driver | Taxi Driver |