
An unknown Kentucky writer comes to New York and pursues fame and women.
Cast

James Franciscus
Youngblood Hawke

Suzanne Pleshette
Jeanne Green

Geneviève Page
Frieda Winter

Eva Gabor
Fannie Prince

Mary Astor
Irene Perry

Lee Bowman
Jason Prince

Edward Andrews
Quentin Judd

Don Porter
Ferdie Lax

Mildred Dunnock
Mrs. Sarah Hawke

Kent Smith
Paul Winter Sr.

John Dehner
Scotty Hawke

John Emery
Georges Peydal

Mark Miller
Ross Hodge

Hayden Rorke
Mr. Givney

Werner Klemperer
Mr. Leffer

Berry Kroeger
Jock Maas

Rusty Lane
Gus Adam
Robert Aiken
Howard Fain (uncredited)
John Alban
Party Guest (uncredited)
Leon Alton
Man With Newspapers (uncredited)

Frank Baxter
Book Critic on TV (uncredited)
Brandon Beach
Party Guest (uncredited)
Herman Belmonte
Theatregoer (uncredited)

Oscar Beregi Jr.
Builder (uncredited)

George Blagoi
Theatregoer (uncredited)
George Boyce
Waiter (uncredited)
Pat Cardi
Paul Winter Jr. (uncredited)
Dee Carroll
Nurse (uncredited)
Beulah Christian
Party Guest (uncredited)

Booth Colman
TV Interviewer (uncredited)
Sheila Condit
Charlotte Winter (uncredited)
Joe Connors
Bartender (uncredited)
Pearl S. Cooper
Mrs. Murphy (uncredited)
Paul Cristo
Party Guest (uncredited)

John Daheim
Drunken New Year's Eve Celebrant (uncredited)

Sayre Dearing
Party Guest (uncredited)
George DeNormand
Party Guest (uncredited)
Alphonso DuBois
Party Guest (uncredited)

Fritz Ford
Party Guest (uncredited)
George Ford
Party Guest (uncredited)
Jeanne Gerson
Maid (uncredited)
Bobby Gilbert
Party Guest (uncredited)
James Gonzalez
Party Guest (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Party Guest (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
Party Guest (uncredited)

Vinton Hayworth
Urban Webber (uncredited)

Karl Held
Nephew (uncredited)

George Holmes
Party Guest (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes
Theatregoer (uncredited)

Shep Houghton
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Joseph La Cava
Theatregoer (uncredited)

Mike Lally
Party Guest (uncredited)

Paul Langton
Glenn Hawke (uncredited)

Mary Lawrence
Mrs. Givney (uncredited)
King Lockwood
Party Guest (uncredited)

Jon Lormer
Dr. Eversill (uncredited)
Alan Marston
Party Guest (uncredited)
Hans Moebus
Party Guest (uncredited)

Sol Murgi
Party Guest (uncredited)

George Nardelli
Party Guest (uncredited)
Murray Pollack
Party Guest (uncredited)
José Portugal
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Paul Power
Party Guest (uncredited)
Diane Quinn
Emily Winter (uncredited)
Anthony Redondo
Party Guest (uncredited)
Tony Regan
Party Guest (uncredited)
Waclaw Rekwart
Party Guest (uncredited)

Leoda Richards
Party Guest (uncredited)

Mark Russell
Theatregoer (uncredited)

Cosmo Sardo
Party Guest (uncredited)
Diane Sayer
Ferdie's Date (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre
Party Guest (uncredited)
Bill Scully
Party Guest (uncredited)

Bert Stevens
Party Guest (uncredited)

Robert Totten
Loading Man (uncredited)
Gisele Verlaine
French Maid (uncredited)
Judith Woodbury
Party Guest (uncredited)
Crew

Delmer Daves
Director, Screenplay, Producer

Herman Wouk
Novel
Sam O'Steen
Editor

Charles Lawton Jr.
Director of Photography
Michael Daves
Second Assistant Director
Russell Llewellyn
Assistant Director
Howard Shoup
Costume Design
Jean Burt Reilly
Hairstylist
Gordon Bau
Makeup Artist

Robert Totten
Second Unit Director
Francis J. Scheid
Sound

Max Steiner
Original Music Composer
John P. Austin
Set Decoration
Doris DeHerdt
Script Supervisor
Leo K. Kuter
Art Direction
Murray Cutter
Orchestrator
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