"A young woman arrives in New York City determined to become a great theatrical star, but discovers that her goal may not be as easily attainable as she had hoped."
Henry Fonda
as Lewis Easton
Susan Strasberg
as Eva Lovelace
Joan Greenwood
as Rita Vernon
Herbert Marshall
as Robert Harley Hedges
Christopher Plummer
as Joe Sheridan
Daniel Ocko
as Constantine
Pat Harrington Sr.
as Benny
Frank Campanella
as Victor
John Fiedler
as Adrian
Pat Englund
as Gwen Hall
Jack Weston
as Frank
Sally Gracie
as Elizabeth
Nina Hansen
as Regina
Harold Grau
as Stage Doorman
Steve Franken
as Dressing Room Well-Wisher (uncredited)
Roger C. Carmel
as Stagehand (uncredited)
Fred J. Scollay
as Bum (uncredited)
Sidney Lumet
Director
Augustus Goetz
Screenplay
Ruth Goetz
Franz Planer
Director of Photography
Stuart Millar
Producer
Willis Hanchett
Hairstylist
Moss Mabry
Costumer
Alex North
Original Music Composer
William Dozier
Executive Producer
Charles H. Maguire
Assistant Director
Zoe Akins
Theatre Play
James A. Gleason
Sound
Robert Jiras
Makeup Artist
William C. Gerrity
Terry Kellum
Eleanor Ayer
Stand In
Morris Hartzband
George Justin
Production Manager
Robert Brower
Color Grading
Stuart Gilmore
Editor
Kim Swados
Art Direction
Executive In Charge Of Production
Flo Transfield
Wardrobe Coordinator