"An unknown Kentucky writer comes to New York and pursues fame and women."
James Franciscus
as Youngblood Hawke
Suzanne Pleshette
as Jeanne Green
Geneviève Page
as Frieda Winter
Eva Gabor
as Fannie Prince
Mary Astor
as Irene Perry
Lee Bowman
as Jason Prince
Edward Andrews
as Quentin Judd
Don Porter
as Ferdie Lax
Mildred Dunnock
as Mrs. Sarah Hawke
Kent Smith
as Paul Winter Sr.
John Dehner
as Scotty Hawke
John Emery
as Georges Peydal
Mark Miller
as Ross Hodge
Hayden Rorke
as Mr. Givney
Werner Klemperer
as Mr. Leffer
Berry Kroeger
as Jock Maas
Rusty Lane
as Gus Adam
Robert Aiken
as Howard Fain (uncredited)
John Alban
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Leon Alton
as Man With Newspapers (uncredited)
Frank Baxter
as Book Critic on TV (uncredited)
Brandon Beach
Herman Belmonte
as Theatregoer (uncredited)
Oscar Beregi Jr.
as Builder (uncredited)
George Blagoi
George Boyce
as Waiter (uncredited)
Pat Cardi
as Paul Winter Jr. (uncredited)
Dee Carroll
as Nurse (uncredited)
Beulah Christian
Booth Colman
as TV Interviewer (uncredited)
Sheila Condit
as Charlotte Winter (uncredited)
Joe Connors
as Bartender (uncredited)
Pearl S. Cooper
as Mrs. Murphy (uncredited)
Paul Cristo
John Daheim
as Drunken New Year's Eve Celebrant (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
George DeNormand
Alphonso DuBois
Fritz Ford
George Ford
Jeanne Gerson
as Maid (uncredited)
Bobby Gilbert
James Gonzalez
Herschel Graham
Stuart Hall
Vinton Hayworth
as Urban Webber (uncredited)
Karl Held
as Nephew (uncredited)
George Holmes
Stuart Holmes
Shep Houghton
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Joseph La Cava
Mike Lally
Paul Langton
as Glenn Hawke (uncredited)
Mary Lawrence
as Mrs. Givney (uncredited)
King Lockwood
Jon Lormer
as Dr. Eversill (uncredited)
Alan Marston
Hans Moebus
Sol Murgi
George Nardelli
Murray Pollack
José Portugal
Paul Power
Diane Quinn
as Emily Winter (uncredited)
Anthony Redondo
Tony Regan
Waclaw Rekwart
Leoda Richards
Mark Russell
Cosmo Sardo
Diane Sayer
as Ferdie's Date (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Bill Scully
Bert Stevens
Tim Taylor
Robert Totten
as Loading Man (uncredited)
Gisele Verlaine
as French Maid (uncredited)
Judith Woodbury
Max Steiner
Original Music Composer
Howard Shoup
Costume Design
Charles Lawton Jr.
Director of Photography
Delmer Daves
Director
Doris DeHerdt
Script Supervisor
Gordon Bau
Makeup Artist
John P. Austin
Set Decoration
Leo K. Kuter
Art Direction
Sam O'Steen
Editor
Screenplay
Herman Wouk
Novel
Producer
Jean Burt Reilly
Hairstylist
Russell Llewellyn
Assistant Director
Second Unit Director
Michael Daves
Second Assistant Director
Francis J. Scheid
Sound
Murray Cutter
Orchestrator
