A popular singer, Marian Washburn, suddenly and unexplainably loses her voice, causing a shake-up at the club where she works. Her worried but loyal piano player, Luke Jordan, helps to promote a new, younger singer, Susan Caldwell, to temporarily replace Marian. Susan finds some early acclaim but decides to leave the club after a few performances. Soon after Susan quits, she is gunned down, and Marian quickly becomes a suspect.
Maureen O'Hara
as Marian Washburn
Melvyn Douglas
as Luke Jordan
Gloria Grahame
as Susan Caldwell / Estrellita
Bill Williams
as Lee Crenshaw
Victor Jory
as Brook Matthews
Mary Philips
as Mrs. Mary Fowler
Jay C. Flippen
as Police Insp. Jim Fowler
Robert Warwick
as Assistant District Attorney Roberts
Curt Conway
as Doctor
Ann Shoemaker
as Mrs. Matthews, Brook's Mother
Virginia Farmer
as Mollie the Washburn Maid
Ellen Corby
as Nurse who reads paper to Susan
