The title refers to the business of affable, ambitious bail bondsman (and politically-connected grifter) Bill Bailey, who, in the course of his work, crosses paths with every kind of offender there is, from first-time defendants to career criminals.
Cast
George Bancroft
Bill Bailey
Judith Anderson
Ruby Darling
Frances Dee
Elaine Talbart
Chick Chandler
Drury Darling
Blossom Seeley
Singer
Etienne Girardot
Bail Bond Clerk
George Regas
Charley
Lucille Ball
Davy's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Herman Bing
Butcher Weighing Sausages (uncredited)
John Bleifer
Bombmaker (uncredited)
Ann Brody
Jewish Client (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Party Guest (uncredited)
Noel Francis
Red's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Henry Lewis Jr.
Jewish Client's Son (uncredited)
Nina Mae McKinney
Rebecca, Ruby's maid (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Charley's Henchman (uncredited)
Theresa Harris
Jessica (uncredited)
Henry Kolker
Newspaper Managing Editor (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Bradley Page
District Attorney (uncredited)
Sandra Shaw
Job Seeker (uncredited)
Kathlyn Williams
Nightclub Woman Wearing Monocle (uncredited)
Crew
Rowland Brown
Director, Writer
Hal Long
Writer
Speed Kendall
Writer
Lloyd Nosler
Editor
James Van Trees
Director of Photography
Samuel G. Engel
Second Assistant Director
Ben Silvey
Assistant Director
Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer
William Goetz
Associate Producer
Raymond Griffith
Associate Producer
Kenneth Green
Camera Operator
Fred Bentley
Camera Operator
Mickey Meyers
Wardrobe Supervisor
Andy Anderson
Wardrobe Supervisor
Ruby Felker
Hair Designer
Karl Herlinger
Makeup Artist
Bruce Rutherford
Sound Mixer
Alfred Newman
Music Director
Oscar Wright
Transportation Coordinator
James Light
Dialogue Coach
Julia Heron
Props
Leo J. Hefferman
Still Photographer
Ray Kilgore
Stunts
Elmer Howard
Assistant Property Master
Lee Marple
Assistant Property Master
Jimmy Connelly
Grip
Ed Ebele
Production Manager
Albert S. D'Agostino
Art Direction
Kitty Alexander
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