
Cast
James Cagney (Lew Marsh)Phyllis Thaxter (Paula Copeland)Raymond Massey (John Ives)James Gleason (Charley Dolan)Gig Young (Boyd S. Copeland)Selena Royle (Mrs. Dolly Copeland)Larry Keating (Julian Cuscaden)Charlita (Maria Diego)Sheldon Leonard (Lennie Garr)Douglas Spencer (Ike Bashaw)John Kellogg (Don Bell)William Bakewell (Hal Ortman)John Alvin (Travis Ashbourne - Reporter)Henry Blair (Bobby - Copy Boy)Oliver Blake (Al - Bartender at Blue Pencil)Morgan Brown (Bartender)Jack Carr (Cully Yates)Steve Carruthers (Steve - Newspaperman)
Director
Gordon Douglas
Synopsis
Alcoholic newspaperman Lew Marsh hits bottom, loses his job and is rehabilitated by Charley Dolan. After six years on the wagon he gets his job back and devotes himself to other recovering alcoholics. His boss enlists his help to sober up his nephew, Boyd Copeland, who has married Lew's old sweetheart. Boyd, who is involved with a cabaret singer and the mob, presents quite a challenge.