"Taken in by the musical world as a young orphan, Rick Martin grows up with a desire to play pure jazz instead of the commercial gigs he lands, whilst also coping with the problems caused by his tempestuous marriage to an aloof heiress."
Kirk Douglas
as Rick Martin
Lauren Bacall
as Amy North
Doris Day
as Jo Jordan
Hoagy Carmichael
as Willie 'Smoke' Willoughby
Juano Hernández
as Art Hazzard
Jerome Cowan
as Phil Morrison
Mary Beth Hughes
as Marge Martin
Nestor Paiva
as Louis Galba
Orley Lindgren
as Young Rick
Walter Reed
as Jack Chandler
Paul E. Burns
as First Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Dan Seymour
as Mike (uncredited)
Bill Walker
as Funeral Minister
Jean Spangler
as Hula Dancer
Paul Brinegar
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
Frank Cady
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Dick Cherney
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Everett Glass
as Mission Song Leader (uncredited)
Keye Luke
as Ramundo the Houseboy (uncredited)
Barry Norton
as Man at Train Station / Café Guest (uncredited)
Edmund H. North
Writer
Carl Foreman
Ted D. McCord
Director of Photography
Michael Curtiz
Director
Jerry Wald
Producer
Dorothy Baker
Novel
William Wallace
Set Decoration
Alan Crosland, Jr.
Editor
Max Steiner
Music
Harry James
Music Consultant
Ray Heindorf
Everett Alton Brown
Sound
Robert Turner
Props
David Curtiz
Second Unit Director
Editorial Staff
Betty Delmont
Hairstylist
John Wallace
Makeup Artist