Jack Diamond and his sickly brother arrive in prohibition New York as jewelry thieves. After a spell in jail, the coldly ambitious Diamond hits on the idea of stealing from thieves himself and sets about getting close to gangster boss Arnold Rothstein to move in on his booze, girls, gambling, and drugs operations.
Ray Danton
as Jack 'Legs' Diamond
Karen Steele
as Alice Scott
Elaine Stewart
as Monica Drake
Jesse White
as Leo 'Butcher' Bremer
Simon Oakland
as Lt. Moody
Robert Lowery
as Arnold Rothstein
Judson Pratt
as Fats Walsh
Warren Oates
as Eddie Diamond
Frank De Kova
as Syndicate Chairman
Gordon Jones
as Police Sgt. Joe Cassidy
Joseph Ruskin
as Matt Moran
Dyan Cannon
as Dixie
