"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
Jerry Wald
Producer
Dorothy Baker
Novel
Michael Curtiz
Director
Carl Foreman
Ted D. McCord
Director of Photography
William Wallace
Set Decoration
Harry James
Music Consultant
Alan Crosland, Jr.
Editor
Everett Alton Brown
Sound
Max Steiner
Music
Ray Heindorf
Robert Turner
Props
David Curtiz
Editorial Staff
Second Unit Director
John Wallace
Makeup Artist
Betty Delmont
Hairstylist