Public Defender Gary Franklin, frustrated by being unable to save criminal Dutch Adams from a death sentence by blaming the slums environment as the cause of Dutch's crimes, enlists the aid of Dutch's sister, Marcia Adams, to get the slum dwellers at appeal for public monies to provide recreational places for the slum kids.
Paul Kelly
as Gary Franklin
Rita Hayworth
as Marcia Adams
Frankie Darro
as Stubby
Hal E. Chester
as Lefty
Don Latorre
as Mickey
David Gorcey
as Pighead
Richard Selzer
as Ears
Allan Ramsay
as Davy
Charles Hart
as Squarehead
Howard Hickman
as Governor Stanley
Stanley Andrews
as Mayor (uncredited)
Sam Ash
as Reporter (uncredited)