 | George Raft | ... | Tony Angelo |
| Joan Bennett | ... | Harriet Carruthers |
| Vivian Blaine | ... | Sally Templeton |
| Peggy Ann Garner | ... | Katie Flanagan |
| Alan Reed | ... | Dapper Jack Harrigan |
| B.S. Pully | ... | Joe the Bartender |
| Emil Coleman | ... | Pianist |
| Edgar Barrier | ... | Lash Carruthers |
| Joe Smith | ... | Charlie - a Waiter |
| Charles Dale | ... | Waiter |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: |
| George Anderson | ... | Rafferty (uncredited) |
| Carol Andrews | ... | Slummer (uncredited) |
| Sam Ash | ... | Specialty Singer (uncredited) |
| Louis Bacigalupi | ... | Bouncer (uncredited) |
| Polly Bailey | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
| Jackie Barnett | ... | Member of The Troupers, Dance Specialty (uncredited) |
| Joseph E. Bernard | ... | Printer (uncredited) |
| George Blagoi | ... | Swedish Sailor (uncredited) |
| Olive Blakeney | ... | Carruthers' Housekeeper (uncredited) |
| Mabel Boehlke | ... | Acrobatic Dancer (uncredited) |
| Sven Hugo Borg | ... | Swedish Sailor (uncredited) |
| Rory Calhoun | ... | Jose - Boxer Sparring with Tony (uncredited) |
| Charles Cane | ... | Chips Conlon (uncredited) |
| Doria Caron | ... | Madeleine, French Maid (uncredited) |
| Chick Chandler | ... | Wax Museum Guide (uncredited) |
| Freddie Chapman | ... | Newsboy (uncredited) |
| Les Clark | ... | Member of The Troupers, Dance Specialty (uncredited) |
| Lorraine Collier | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
| Don Costello | ... | Steve, Fighting Bartender (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Costello | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
| Ruth Costello | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Cross | ... | Member of The Troupers, Dance Specialty (uncredited) |
| Marvin Davis | ... | Boy (uncredited) |
| Jean De Briac | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
| Tom Dillon | ... | Policeman Chasing Katie (uncredited) |
| Ray Dolciame | ... | Boy (uncredited) |
| Gwen Donovan | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
| Evelyne Eager | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
| Paul Everton | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
| Robert Ferrero | ... | Newsboy (uncredited) |
| Antonio Filauri | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
| Robert Filmer | ... | Bouncer (uncredited) |
| Sam Flint | ... | Politician (uncredited) |
| Benson Fong | ... | Chinese Servant (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Ford | ... | Tall Showgirl in Sally's Act (uncredited) |
| Ruth Gillette | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
| Paul Graeff | ... | Newsboy (uncredited) |
| Vincent Graeff | ... | Newsboy (uncredited) |
| Fred Graham | ... | Bouncer (uncredited) |
| Harrison Greene | ... | Mr. Van Buren (uncredited) |
| Joseph J. Greene | ... | Headwaiter (uncredited) |
| Robert Greig | ... | Patton, Curruthers' Butler (uncredited) |
| Irving Gump | ... | Newsboy (uncredited) |
| William Haade | ... | Big Tim, El Dorado Owner (uncredited) |
| Eddie Hart | ... | Politician (uncredited) |
| Neal Hart | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
| Jayne Hazard | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
| Freeman High | ... | Specialty Singer (uncredited) |
| Brooks Hunt | ... | Policeman (uncredited) |
| William Hunter | ... | Bouncer (uncredited) |
| Paul Hurst | ... | El Dorado Doorman (uncredited) |
| John Ince | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
| Ben Jade | ... | Acrobatic Dancer (uncredited) |
| Bud Jamison | ... | Member of Singing Waiters Quartette (uncredited) |
| Edna Mae Jones | ... | Dance Hall Girl (uncredited) |
| Jane Jones | ... | Ruby (uncredited) |
| Edward Keane | ... | Politician (uncredited) |
| Naomi Keene | ... | Acrobatic Dancer (uncredited) |
| John Kelly | ... | Bouncer (uncredited) |
| Eddie Lee | ... | Chinese Man (uncredited) |
| George T. Lee | ... | Low, Tony's Chinese Servant (uncredited) |
| George Leigh | ... | Mr. Van Buren (uncredited) |
| George Lloyd | ... | Politician (uncredited) |
| Arthur Loft | ... | Turner (uncredited) |
| Merrill Long | ... | Member of The Troupers, Dance Specialty (uncredited) |
| Virginia Lyndon | ... | Acrobatic Dancer (uncredited) |
| J. Farrell MacDonald | ... | Cabby with Katie (uncredited) |
| Gerald Mackey | ... | Newsboy (uncredited) |
| Hugh Maguire | ... | Newsboy (uncredited) |
| Alphonse Martell | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
| Pat McGee | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
| Leila McIntyre | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
| John Merkyl | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
| Peter Michael | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
| William Murphy | ... | Lucky Sailor at Tony's (uncredited) |
| Forbes Murray | ... | Mayor (uncredited) |
| Eddie Nichols | ... | Newsboy (uncredited) |
| Helen O'Hara | ... | Showgirl (uncredited) |
| Darlene Ottum | ... | Acrobatic Dancer (uncredited) |
| Nestor Paiva | ... | Luigi a Bar Owner (uncredited) |
| Ronnie Pattison | ... | Boy (uncredited) |
| Ralph Peters | ... | Policeman (uncredited) |
| David Polonsky | ... | Boy (uncredited) |
| George Reed | ... | Black Man at El Dorado (uncredited) |
| Otto Reichow | ... | Swedish Sailor (uncredited) |
| Grandon Rhodes | ... | Devereaux (uncredited) |
| Claire Rochelle | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
| Susanne Rosser | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
| Marshall Ruth | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
| Lillian Salvaneschi | ... | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Mario Salvaneschi | ... | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Ralph Sanford | ... | Politician (uncredited) |
| Syd Saylor | ... | Sailor Tourist at Wax Museum (uncredited) |
| Susan Scott | ... | Slummer (uncredited) |
| Barbara Sears | ... | Mrs. Devereaux (uncredited) |
| Harry Shannon | ... | Policeman in China Town (uncredited) |
| Danny Shaw | ... | Newsboy (uncredited) |
| Fred Shellac | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
| Will Stanton | ... | Tourist at Wax Museum (uncredited) |
| Harry Strang | ... | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Julius Tannen | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
| Arthur Thalasso | ... | Politician (uncredited) |
| The Three Swifts | ... | Specialty (uncredited) |
| Chief Thundercloud | ... | Indian Chief (uncredited) |
| Teri Toy | ... | Chinese Showgirl (uncredited) |
| Valerie Traxler | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
| Elinor Troy | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
| Virginia Walker | ... | Mrs. Van Buren (uncredited) |
| Priscilla White | ... | Aerial Acrobatic Specialty (uncredited) |
| Larry Williams | ... | Candidate (uncredited) |
| Rudy Wissler | ... | Boy (uncredited) |
| Bonnadene Wolfe | ... | Acrobatic Dancer (uncredited) |
| Beal Wong | ... | High, Tony's Chinese Servant (uncredited) |
| Bruce Wong | ... | Chinese Man (uncredited) |
| Jean Wong | ... | Chinese Showgirl (uncredited) |
| Mary Zavian | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
company.
While not an exact remake of 1943's "Hello Frisco Hello", 1945's "Nob Hill" borrows heavily from the earlier film, and the opening street scene is film footage lifted directly from the earlier film right down to the song "San Francisco" as the soundtrack.
The basic plot is the same: Barbary Coast ruffian thinks he can crash high society on Nob Hill. Well, it's not the first time that a movie script got remade, and with WW II budget constraints, you really can't fault 20th Century Fox for taking some economies. At least they made it in Technicolor.
I also understand that WWII created a shortage of leading men, so the lead in this film went to George Raft, about age 50 at the time this film was made, well beyond draft age. However, considering the movie parts he played, he is suitable to portray a saloon keeper. Although Raft did some dancing in his film career, and also in a film a year prior to this (Follow The Boys), he is not given any dance performance in this film. Nor does he do any singing, although they could have dubbed him as they did for others. Well, perhaps a singing George Raft would have been too far away from his on-screen persona.
All of the musical performance in this film is given to Vivian Blaine. Since she portrays the entertainer at the saloon, the musical segments make some sense. They showcase Blaine's fine singing (no dubbing needed here). As a redhead in this film, Blaine is lovely in Technicolor.
Blaine is given two new ballads to introduce, composed by well-known composers Harold Adamson and Jimmy McHugh (see IMDb soundtrack listing for details). It's strange that neither of these songs became standards, for they are as good as any other songs written by the composers, and good as others from 20th Century Fox movies of the time.
Blaine also has three production numbers—all using older songs: "On San Francisco Bay" (1907); the perennial "What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For" (1916); and the third, "San Francisco, The Paris of the U.S.A." (1912).
Although it's not on VHS or DVD, this film comes up on Fox Movie Channel's schedule from time to time.