Taken in by the musical world as a young orphan, Rick Martin grows up with a desire to play pure jazz instead of the commercial gigs he lands, whilst also coping with the problems caused by his tempestuous marriage to an aloof heiress.
Kirk Douglas
as Rick Martin
Lauren Bacall
as Amy North
Doris Day
as Jo Jordan
Hoagy Carmichael
as Willie 'Smoke' Willoughby
Juano Hernández
as Art Hazzard
Jerome Cowan
as Phil Morrison
Mary Beth Hughes
as Marge Martin
Nestor Paiva
as Louis Galba
Orley Lindgren
as Young Rick
Walter Reed
as Jack Chandler
Paul E. Burns
as First Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Dan Seymour
as Mike (uncredited)
