"When the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police and press label her a prankster until she proves them wrong."
Barbara Stanwyck
as Melsa Manton
Henry Fonda
as Peter Ames
Sam Levene
as Lieutenant Brent
Frances Mercer
as Helen Frayne
Stanley Ridges
as Edward Norris
Whitney Bourne
as Pat James
Vickie Lester
as Kit Beverly
Ann Evers
as Lee Wilson
Catherine O'Quinn
as Dora Fenton
Linda Perry
as Myra Frost
Eleanor Hansen
as Jane
Hattie McDaniel
as Hilda
James Burke
as Sullivan
Paul Guilfoyle
as Bat Regan
Penny Singleton
as Frances Glesk
Leona Maricle
as Sheila Lane
Kay Sutton
as Gloria Hamilton
Miles Mander
as Fred Thomas
John Qualen
as Night Watchman at Subway Construction Site
Grady Sutton
as Secretary to District Attorney
Olin Howland
as Mr. X, the Safecracker
Frank Anthony
as Policeman (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
as Spangler, the Process Server (uncredited)
Harry A. Bailey
as Booking Sergeant (uncredited)
Ed Brady
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Lynton Brent
as Clerk (uncredited)
John Butler
as Waiter (uncredited)
Harry Campbell
as Harold (uncredited)
James Carlisle
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
as Detective with Machine Gun (uncredited)
George Chandler
as Newspaper Staff (uncredited)
William Corson
as Ronnie Belden (uncredited)
Tom Costello
Wade Crosby
as Writer (uncredited)
Virginia Dabney
as Secretary (uncredited)
George DeNormand
Mary Jo Desmond
as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Paul Everton
as Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
Harry Fleischmann
Bess Flowers
as Guest at Charity Ball (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
as Assistant News Editor (uncredited)
Otto Fries
as Homicide Detective (uncredited)
Charles Halton
as Popsie (uncredited)
Vinton Hayworth
as Peter's Secretary (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
as Ben - Melsa's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Mike Lally
as Las Palmas Club Dance Floor Extra (uncredited)
Buck Mack
George Magrill
Matt McHugh
as Frisco - False Waiter (uncredited)
Charles McMurphy
Robert Middlemass
as District Attorney (uncredited)
Lillian Miles
Robert Mitchell
Leonard Mudie
as Managing Editor (uncredited)
Ted Oliver
as Detective (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
as Doorman (uncredited)
Harvey Parry
as Stuntman (uncredited)
Gerald Pierce
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Fred Rapport
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
Jack Rice
as Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
Walter Sande
as Jim - Investigator for Peter (uncredited)
Buster Slaven
as Messenger Boy with Telegrams (uncredited)
Cy Slocum
Michael Stark
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Jean Stevens
Brick Sullivan
as Police Detective (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
William Tannen
as Drunk Who Trips in Las Palmas Club (uncredited)
Carlie Taylor
Edward Thomas
Charles Trowbridge
Russell Wade
Pauline Wagner
Pierre Watkin
as Mr. Fenton (uncredited)
Barrett Whitelaw
Douglas Williams
Clarence Wilson
as Norris' Attorney (uncredited)
Jane Woodworth
Oliver Cross
Tom Ferrandini
Philip G. Epstein
Screenplay
Wilson Collison
Story
Leigh Jason
Director
P.J. Wolfson
Associate Producer
Roy Webb
Original Music Composer
Nicholas Musuraca
Director of Photography
George Hively
Editor
Van Nest Polglase
Art Direction
Edward Stevenson
Costume Design
Mel Berns
Makeup Artist
Sid Rogell
Unit Manager
Edward Donahue
Assistant Director
Fred F. Finklehoffe
Additional Writing
Arthur Kober
John Monks Jr.
Hal Yates
Robert Palmer
Casting
Pandro S. Berman
Executive In Charge Of Production
Carroll Clark
Assistant Art Director
Darrell Silvera
Set Dresser
Richard Van Hessen
Sound Recordist
George C. Emick
Sound Editor
Cliff Bergere
Stunts
Eugene Joseff
Other
Ralph E. Black
Location Manager
Dorothy Staton
Stand In
Katherine Doyle