Overview
A PR man for a low-budget movie studio comes up with what he believes is the perfect gimmick--to make a gangster picture with a real mobster in the lead role.
Director and cast
- B. Reeves Eason Director
- June Clyde as Doris Dawn
- Frank Albertson as Daniel Patrick Ryan
- José Crespo as Tony Capello
- Tenen Holtz as Benjamin Vogel
- John Davidson as Siegfried Sonoff
- Stanley Price as Joe Romano
- Cyril Ring as Duke - Tony's Assistant
- Edith Terry Preuss as Marie
- Frances Morris as Daisy - Dan's Secretary
- William H. O'Brien as Tony's Butler
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