"A judge flees the pressures of professional and family life for a job as a short-order cook."
Alexander Knox
as Judge Thomas Bailey
Ann Sothern
as Peggy
George Tobias
as Mike
Sharyn Moffett
as Nan
Florence Bates
as Chita
Frieda Inescort
as Evelyn Bailey
Myrna Dell
as Mrs. Joan Winthrop
Ian Wolfe
as Hector Brown
H.B. Warner
as Chief Justice Hayes
Martha Hyer
as Catherine Bailey Struthers III
James Warren
as John Struthers III
Whitford Kane
as Dr. Charles P. Boyd
Harry Hayden
as Judge Davis
Anita Sharp-Bolster
as Martha
Robert Bray
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Lillian Bronson
as Harriett (uncredited)
Ivan Browning
as Dining Car Steward (uncredited)
Paul Bryar
as Dining Truck Driver (uncredited)
Boyd Cabeen
as Sailor (uncredited)
George M. Carleton
as Evelyn's Attorney (uncredited)
George Chandler
as Train Station Agent (uncredited)
Robert Clarke
as Reporter (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
as Restaurant Waiter (uncredited)
James Conaty
as Lawyer (uncredited)
Ellen Corby
as Mother at Party (uncredited)
Grahame Covert
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
William B. Davidson
as Colonel Bright (uncredited)
Boyd Davis
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
Gail Davis
as Young Mother with Baby Carriage (uncredited)
Earle S. Dewey
as Judge (uncredited)
Phil Dunham
as Man (uncredited)
Jay Eaton
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Ben Erway
as Holmby (uncredited)
Paul Everton
as Superior Court Judge (uncredited)
Tom Fadden
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Carl Faulkner
as Deputy (uncredited)
Mary Forbes
as Margaret (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
as Attorney (uncredited)
Mary Gordon
as Annie (Scrub Woman) (uncredited)
Billy Gray
as Boy at Birthday Party (uncredited)
John Hamilton
as Diner on Train (uncredited)
Harry Harvey
as Mr. Parker (uncredited)
Paul Harvey
as John Struthers II (uncredited)
Russell Hicks
Leza Lidow
as Maid (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Elmer Jerome
Edward Keane
Tom Keene
as Mrs. Winthrop's Attorney (uncredited)
Tom Kennedy
as Jack (Court Receptionist) (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
as Photographer with Reporter (uncredited)
Jack Lee
as Jack (State Trooper) (uncredited)
Ruth Lee
as Welfare Worker (uncredited)
Carol Leeds
as Girl at Birthday Party (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Babe London
Wilbur Mack
Norman Mayes
as Red Cap Porter (uncredited)
George Meader
as Man on Train (uncredited)
Charles Miller
Harold Miller
Peggy Miller
Sidney Miller
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Gregory Moffett
Mary Newton
as Emily (uncredited)
Fred Nurney
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
Broderick O'Farrell
Milton Parsons
Jason Robards Sr.
as Police Officer Maloney (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Mickey Simpson
Larry Steers
Ray Toone
Elena Warren
as Charwoman (uncredited)
Joan Wells
as Shirley (uncredited)
Douglas Wood
as Cabot Royce Winthrop (uncredited)
Charles Flynn
as "Swede" Swenson (uncredited)
Boris Ingster
Director
Screenplay
Story
Michael Kraike
Producer
Sid Rogell
Executive Producer
Leigh Harline
Original Music Composer
Robert De Grasse
Director of Photography
Les Millbrook
Editor
Albert S. D'Agostino
Art Direction
Feild M. Gray
Jack Mills
Set Decoration
Darrell Silvera
Edward Stevenson
Costume Design
Karl Herlinger
Makeup Artist
Charles Burke
Camera Operator
Ollie Sigurdson
Still Photographer