| Clark Gable | ... | Edward J. 'Blackie' Gallagher | |
| William Powell | ... | Jim Wade | |
| Myrna Loy | ... | Eleanor Packer | |
| Leo Carrillo | ... | Father Joe | |
| Nat Pendleton | ... | Spud | |
| George Sidney | ... | Poppa Rosen | |
| Isabel Jewell | ... | Annabelle | |
| Muriel Evans | ... | Tootsie Malone | |
| Thomas E. Jackson | ... | Asst. Dist. Atty. Richard Snow (as Thomas Jackson) | |
| Isabelle Keith | ... | Miss Adams (as Claudelle Kaye) | |
| Frank Conroy | ... | Blackie's Defense Attorney | |
| Noel Madison | ... | Manny Arnold | |
| Jimmy Butler | ... | Jim Wade as a Boy | |
| Mickey Rooney | ... | Blackie as a Boy | |
| Shirley Ross | ... | Singer in Cotton Club | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Oscar Apfel | ... | Speaker of Assembly (uncredited) | |
| William Arnold | ... | Blackjack Dealer (uncredited) | |
| William Augustin | ... | Detective (uncredited) | |
| William Bailey | ... | Al Barnes - Croupier (uncredited) | |
| Curtis Benton | ... | Announcer (uncredited) | |
| John Bleifer | ... | Chauffeur (uncredited) | |
| Stanley Blystone | ... | Detective in Court (uncredited) | |
| Wade Boteler | ... | Prison Guard (uncredited) | |
| Don Brodie | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| G. Pat Collins | ... | Killer in Prison (uncredited) | |
| James Curtis | ... | Party Leader (uncredited) | |
| Vernon Dent | ... | Otto (German dancer on steamship) (uncredited) | |
| Charles Dunbar | ... | Panhandler (uncredited) | |
| James Eagles | ... | Boy in Prison (uncredited) | |
| Jay Eaton | ... | Drunk (uncredited) | |
| Harrison Greene | ... | Eleanor's Dance Partner (uncredited) | |
| Donald Haines | ... | Spud as a Boy (uncredited) | |
| Sherry Hall | ... | Assistant District Attorney (uncredited) | |
| Eddie Hart | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Lew Harvey | ... | Craps Dealer (uncredited) | |
| Samuel S. Hinds | ... | Warden of Sing Sing (uncredited) | |
| George Irving | ... | Jim's Campaign Manager (uncredited) | |
| William Irving | ... | German Note Holder (uncredited) | |
| Jimmy James | ... | Chemin de Fer Dealer (uncredited) | |
| Cullen Johnson | ... | Boy (uncredited) | |
| Payne B. Johnson | ... | Small Boy on Street (uncredited) | |
| Jack Kenny | ... | Policeman (uncredited) | |
| Leonid Kinskey | ... | Trotskyite Slapping Poppa Rosen (uncredited) | |
| Leo Lance | ... | Leon Trotsky (uncredited) | |
| Jack 'Tiny' Lipson | ... | Uncle Angus (uncredited) | |
| Dixie Lotten | ... | Irish Woman Talking with Poppa Rosen (uncredited) | |
| John Marston | ... | Mr. Coates - Gambler Losing Yacht (uncredited) | |
| Ralph McCullough | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Sam McDaniel | ... | Black Prisoner on Death Row (uncredited) | |
| Larry McGrath | ... | One of Blackie's Hoods (uncredited) | |
| Tom McGuire | ... | Policeman in Court (uncredited) | |
| Alex Melesh | ... | Master of Ceremonies (uncredited) | |
| King Mojave | ... | Croupier (uncredited) | |
| Charles R. Moore | ... | Black Man in Speakeasy (uncredited) | |
| Pat Moriarity | ... | Trotsky Heckler (uncredited) | |
| Lee Phelps | ... | Bailiff (uncredited) | |
| Leslie Preston | ... | Jim's Dance Partner (uncredited) | |
| Bert Russell | ... | Blind Beggar (uncredited) | |
| Harry Seymour | ... | Piano Player in Casino (uncredited) | |
| Lee Shumway | ... | Policeman (uncredited) | |
| Pepi Sinoff | ... | Jewish Woman (uncredited) | |
| Pete Smith | ... | Racetrack Announcer (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Bert Sprotte | ... | German Note Holder (uncredited) | |
| William Stack | ... | Judge (uncredited) | |
| Landers Stevens | ... | Inspector of Police (uncredited) | |
| Stanley Taylor | ... | Police Intern (uncredited) | |
| Al Thompson | ... | Street Spectator (uncredited) | |
| Edward Van Sloan | ... | Yacht Capt. Swenson (uncredited) | |
| Dorothy Vernon | ... | Boat Passenger (uncredited) | |
| Emmett Vogan | ... | Assistant District Attorney (uncredited) | |
| W.R. Walsh | ... | Croupier (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| W.S. Van Dyke | |||
| George Cukor | (uncredited) | ||
Writing credits | ||
| Oliver H.P. Garrett | (screenplay) and | |
| Joseph L. Mankiewicz | (screenplay) | |
| Arthur Caesar | (story) | |
Produced by | |||
| David O. Selznick | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| William Axt | (uncredited) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| James Wong Howe | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Ben Lewis | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Cedric Gibbons | |||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Lesley Selander | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Edwin B. Willis | .... | associate art director | |
| Joseph C. Wright | .... | associate art director (as Joseph Wright) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Douglas Shearer | .... | recording director | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Slavko Vorkapich | .... | special effects | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Dolly Tree | .... | wardrobe | |
Editorial Department | |||
| William Axt | .... | synchronization (as Dr. William Axt) | |
| W. Donn Hayes | .... | supervising editor: musical sequences (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Maurice De Packh | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
| Paul Marquardt | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
| Domenico Savino | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| G. Pat Collins | .... | voice (uncredited) | |
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Clark Gable plays a really sweet, caring guy who just happens to be a top mobster and cold-blooded killer. William Powell, less than month before his first appearance as wealthy gumshoe Nick Charles in "The Thin Man," is the uncorruptible Manhattan DA who saved Gable's life when they were kids. And Myrna Loy, less than a month before she first appeared as wealthy gumshoe-ette Nora Charles, is the Woman Who Loves Them Both.
Gable finds himself in a quandary: should he let old buddy Powell lose the big election over a dirty lie? Or should he risk the chair to help him?
Decisions, decisions.
How times have changed: a chiseler who's borrowed a bundle from Gable pleads, "I thought I could pay, Blackie! But I ain't got the dough! Please lemme have just a little more time! A couple more days!"
Gable snarls, "I'll give you more time! You got two months! You'll pay then...or else!"
Wow! Two months with no penalty! You can't a get a deal like that from your own bank! That's the kind of movie this is.
So how can it be as good as it is? Gable, Loy, and Powell. Like so many old-time stars, G and P learned early on how to play just one character each (let's call them Rhett and Nick) and they played them to perfection till they quit making movies. Loy was a little more flexible (check out The Best Years of Our Lives), but here she is, Nora Charles before "Nora" was even born.
Nat Pendleton plays one of his trademark goons, and in a small role the Harlowesque Muriel Evans shines, almost literally, as Tootsie.