| Keefe Brasselle | ... | Mike Perrivale | |
| Sally Forrest | ... | Richie Loomis | |
| Lionel Barrymore | ... | Hugo Trimble | |
| Lewis Stone | ... | Josh | |
| J. Carrol Naish | ... | Frankie Scarbine | |
| Larry Keating | ... | Stambaugh | |
| Spring Byington | ... | Mrs. Loomis | |
| Warner Anderson | ... | Roy | |
| Elisabeth Risdon | ... | Mrs. Margaret Trimble | |
| Michael Ansara | ... | Floyd | |
| John Morgan | ... | Al | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Bob Alden | ... | Waiter (uncredited) | |
| Sylvia Andrew | ... | Garden Club Member (uncredited) | |
| Jessie Arnold | ... | Garden Club Member (uncredited) | |
| James Base | ... | Scarbine's Henchman (uncredited) | |
| Genevieve Bell | ... | Garden Club Member (uncredited) | |
| Joan Blake | ... | Garden Club Member (uncredited) | |
| Mari Blanchard | ... | Eloise (uncredited) | |
| Phil Bloom | ... | Scarbine's Henchman (uncredited) | |
| Janice Carroll | ... | Garden Club Member (uncredited) | |
| Harry Cheshire | ... | Mayor Ducat (uncredited) | |
| Jeanne Dante | ... | Ella Stambaugh (uncredited) | |
| Helen Dickson | ... | Garden Club Member (uncredited) | |
| Lawrence Dobkin | ... | Hugo's Doctor (uncredited) | |
| Harvey B. Dunn | ... | Grand Jury Clerk (uncredited) | |
| Betty Erbes | ... | Garden Club Member (uncredited) | |
| Virginia Farmer | ... | Chairwoman of Garden Club (uncredited) | |
| Budd Fine | ... | Chief of Police (uncredited) | |
| Sumner Getchell | ... | Eddie (uncredited) | |
| William E. Green | ... | Mike's Doctor (uncredited) | |
| Nikki Juston | ... | Garden Club Member (uncredited) | |
| Kenner G. Kemp | ... | Grand Jury Member (uncredited) | |
| Paul Kruger | ... | Grand Jury Member (uncredited) | |
| Nolan Leary | ... | Dick Moore (uncredited) | |
| George Magrill | ... | Second Cop at Fire (uncredited) | |
| David March | ... | Photographer (uncredited) | |
| Mathew McCue | ... | Grand Jury Member (uncredited) | |
| David McMahon | ... | Fireman (uncredited) | |
| Rhea Mitchell | ... | Stambaugh Maid (uncredited) | |
| Ida Moore | ... | Mrs. Small (uncredited) | |
| Forbes Murray | ... | Arriving Man at Club Africa (uncredited) | |
| Thomas Murray | ... | Cop (uncredited) | |
| William H. O'Brien | ... | Waiter at Club Africa (uncredited) | |
| Allan Ray | ... | Intern (uncredited) | |
| William Schallert | ... | Cass - Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Jack Shea | ... | Cop (uncredited) | |
| Betsy Stoddard | ... | Garden Club Member (uncredited) | |
| Helen Winston | ... | Operator (uncredited) | |
| Phyllis Woodward | ... | Garden Club Member (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Don Weis | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Samson Raphaelson | play "A Rose Is Not a Rose" | |
| Charles Schnee | ||
Produced by | |||
| Henry Berman | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Rudolph G. Kopp | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Harold Lipstein | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Fredrick Y. Smith | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Cedric Gibbons | |||
| Arthur Lonergan | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Alfred E. Spencer | |||
| Edwin B. Willis | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Sydney Guilaroff | .... | hair stylist | |
| William Tuttle | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Al Shenberg | .... | unit manager (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| George Rhein | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Douglas Shearer | .... | recording supervisor | |
Music Department | |||
| Wally Heglin | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
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Prolific director Don Weis' directorial debut, stars Keefe Brasselle as newspaper reporter Mike Perrivale, who devises a promotional stunt to further his career. Upon learning that cantankerous old history teacher Hugo Trimble (Lionel Barrymore, in one of his final performances) is dying, Mike writes up a glowing tribute, crediting various accomplishments (mostly fabricated) to Mr.Trimble. The well-meaning deed goes awry when crime boss Frankie Scarbine (J. Carroll Naish), angered that some of the civic reforms credited to Trimble may interfere with his own nefarious operations, threatens to make trouble for Mike. Fine performances from Brasselle, Barrymore, Sally Forrest as Mike's love interest, and veteran actor Lewis Stone as Josh.