Promoter "Smoothie" King helps a pair of phonies con their way into a movie company. As Wanda heads toward stardom, she turns more and more from King toward the matinée idol. King must decide between his plans and her happiness.
Spencer Tracy
as 'Smoothie' King
Pat Paterson
as Wanda Gale
John Boles
as Hal Reed
Sid Silvers
as Spud Mosco aka Reginald Morris
Herbert Mundin
as Limey Brook aka Lord Brocklehurst
Harry Green
as Louis Wolf
Thelma Todd
as Judith Marlowe
Robert Emmett O'Connor
as Detective Rooney
Dell Henderson
as Lane Worthing
Suzanne Kaaren
as Wolf's Secretary
Douglas Wood
as John Baldwin
Lucille Ball
as Chorine (uncredited)
