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
as Emily Ann Stackerlee
Scott Brady
as Robert 'Numbers' Foster
Mitzi Green
as '52nd Tessie' Sammis
Marguerite Chapman
as Yvonne Dugan
Michael O'Shea
as Inspector McNamara
Wally Vernon
as Harry 'Poorly' Sammis
Henry Slate
as Dave the Dude
George E. Stone
as Ropes McGonigle
Richard Allan
as Curtaintime Charlie
Edwin Max
as Lookout Louie Larchment
Charles Bronson
as Phil Green, aka 'Pittsburgh Philo' (uncredited)
Timothy Carey
as Crockett Pace (uncredited)
