"A former novelist returns to his small Midwest town after serving in the Army during WWII, to the chagrin of his social-climbing brother, and becomes close with an easy-going professional gambler and torn between two very different women."
Frank Sinatra
as Dave Hirsh
Dean Martin
as Bama Dillert
Shirley MacLaine
as Ginnie Moorehead
Martha Hyer
as Gwen French
Arthur Kennedy
as Frank Hirsh
Nancy Gates
as Edith Barclay
Leora Dana
as Agnes Hirsh
Betty Lou Keim
as Dawn Hirsh
Larry Gates
as Professor Robert Haven French
Steve Peck
as Raymond Lanchak
Connie Gilchrist
as Jane Barclay
Ned Wever
as Smitty
Jan Arvan
as Nightclub Manager (uncredited)
Arthur Berkeley
as Club Patron (uncredited)
George Brengel
as Ned Deacon (uncredited)
John Brennan
as Wally Dennis (uncredited)
George Calliga
Steve Carruthers
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
George Cisar
as Hubie Nelson (uncredited)
Bud Cokes
as Clerk (uncredited)
Carole Conn
as Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Chuck Courtney
as Parkman Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Paul Cristo
Sheryl Deauville
as Julia (uncredited)
Roy Engel
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
as Passerby Outside Bar (uncredited)
Joe Gray
as Man (uncredited)
Don Haggerty
as Ted Harperspoon (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Anthony Jochim
as Judge Baskin (uncredited)
James Jones
as Crew Cut Man Playing Poker (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
as Smitty's Waiter (uncredited)
Len Lesser
as Indianapolis Poker Player (uncredited)
Leota Lorraine
as Dancing Guest (uncredited)
Denny Miller
as Dewey Cole (uncredited)
Frank Mitchell
as Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Monty O'Grady
Carmen Phillips
as Rosalie (uncredited)
Ric Roman
as Joe (uncredited)
Marion Ross
as Sister Mary Joseph (uncredited)
Lili Rosson
as Town Girl (uncredited)
John Roy
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Paul Russell
William Schallert
as Al (Jewelry Store Clerk) (uncredited)
Scott Seaton
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
George E. Stone
as Slim (uncredited)
Albert T. Viola
as Guitarist (uncredited)
Geraldine Wall
as Mrs. Stevens (uncredited)
Dave White
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman
Vincente Minnelli
Director
Arthur Sheekman
Screenplay
John Patrick
Novel
Adrienne Fazan
Editor
Urie McCleary
Art Direction
Henry Grace
Set Decoration
Sol C. Siegel
Producer
William A. Horning
Robert Priestley
Walter Plunkett
Costume Design
Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer
William H. Daniels
Director of Photography
A. Lindsley Lane
Camera Operator
Sam Freed Jr.
Musician
Franklin Milton
Recording Supervision
William McGarry
Assistant Director
William Tuttle
Makeup Artist