
A charming racketeer seduces the DA's stepdaughter for revenge, then falls in love.
Cast

Robert Taylor
Johnny Eager

Lana Turner
Lisbeth Bard

Edward Arnold
John Benson Farrell

Van Heflin
Jeff Hartnett

Robert Sterling
Jimmy Courtney

Patricia Dane
Garnet

Glenda Farrell
Mae Blythe

Henry O'Neill
Mr. Verne

Diana Lewis
Judy Sanford

Barry Nelson
Lew Rankin

Charles Dingle
Marco

Paul Stewart
Julio

Cy Kendall
Halligan

Don Costello
Billiken

Lou Lubin
Benjy

Joe Downing
Ryan (as Joseph Downing)

Connie Gilchrist
Peg

Robin Raymond
Matilda

Leona Maricle
Miss Mines
Byron Shores
Officer No. 711

Hooper Atchley
Gambler Who Made Eight the Hard Way (uncredited)
Arthur Belasco
Card Player (uncredited)
Sheldon Bennett
Headwaiter at Luce's (uncredited)

Gladys Blake
Receptionist at Verne's Office (uncredited)

Joyce Bryant
Woman with Gambler Who Made Eight the Hard Way (uncredited)
Jack Carr
Cupid (uncredited)
Larry Clifford
Card Player (uncredited)
Georgie Cooper
Wife Who Wants a New Car (uncredited)

Jules Cowles
Man on Betting Line in Front of Mr. Verne (uncredited)
Cliff Danielson
Floyd Markham (uncredited)

John Dilson
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Mike Donovan
Switchman (uncredited)

Edward Earle
Man #2 Watching Dog Run at Track (uncredited)
Harry Evans
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Harrison Greene
Card Player Who Says 'It's Getting Late' (uncredited)
Alice Keating
Ella, Lisbeth's Maid (uncredited)
Richard Kipling
Husband Who Lost More Than $2000 (uncredited)
King Lockwood
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Robert Locke Lorraine
Party Guest (uncredited)
Art Miles
Lieutenant Allan (uncredited)

Johnny Mitchell
Policeman (uncredited)

James C. Morton
Card Player (uncredited)

Nestor Paiva
Tony Luce (uncredited)

Emory Parnell
Policeman Telling Eager to Move His Taxicab (uncredited)
Alexander Pollard
Farrell's Butler (uncredited)
Paul Power
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Alonzo Price
Man #1 Watching Dog Run at Track (uncredited)

Stanley Price
Man with News of Rankin's Death (uncredited)
Fred Rapport
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Janet Shaw
Alice (uncredited)

Elliott Sullivan
Ed Nolan (uncredited)
Charles Thomas
Bus Conductor (uncredited)
Gohr Van Vleck
Councilman French (uncredited)

Beryl Wallace
Mabel (uncredited)

Anthony Warde
Guard Outside Luce's Office Door (uncredited)

Pat West
Eddie (uncredited)
Joe Whitehead
Mr. Ruffing (uncredited)

Florence Wix
Party Guest (uncredited)
Crew

Mervyn LeRoy
Director, Producer

John Lee Mahin
Screenplay

James Edward Grant
Screenplay, Story
Albert Akst
Editor

Harold Rosson
Director of Photography
Al Shenberg
Assistant Director
John W. Considine Jr.
Producer
Harkness Smith
Camera Operator
Robert Kalloch
Costume Design

Bronislau Kaper
Original Music Composer
Daniele Amfitheatrof
Original Music Composer

Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration

Douglas Shearer
Recording Supervision
William H. Cannon
Unit Manager
Howard Dietz
Publicist

Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Stan Rogers
Art Direction
Wally Heglin
Orchestrator
Lennie Hayton
Orchestrator
Leonid Raab
Orchestrator
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