Top Billed Cast

James Cagney
Terrence 'Terry' Rooney
Evelyn Daw
Rita Wyatt
William Frawley
Hank Mayers
Mona Barrie
Stephanie 'Steffie' Hajos
Gene Lockhart
Bennett O. 'B.O.' Regan
Philip Ahn
Ito (Terry's servant)
Marek Windheim
Mr. Farney (dialogue director)
Dwight Frye
Mr. Easton (makeup supervisor)
John 'Skins' Miller
Dancer in Drag in 'Deck Number' (as Skins Miller)
Johnny Arthur
Mr. Daviani (as John Arthur)
William B. Davidson
Mr. Richards (as William Davidson)
Richard Tucker
Mr. Blaine
Kathleen Lockhart
Miss Amy Robbins
James Newill
Jimmy - Band Member
Harry Barris
Pinky - Band Pianist
Cully Richards
Cully - Band Member
The Vagabonds
The Vagabonds
Marjorie Kane
Regan's Receptionist (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Cabbie (uncredited)

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Aug 11 2025

There aren’t many actors who can go from menacing gangster to top-hatted crooner, but James Cagney was one of them, and he does it quite amiably in this comedy. With the unwieldy name of “Thaddeus McGillicuddy”, he is a band-leader in New York who is offered a contract in Hollywood but after a bit of stunt fisticuffs goes quite spectacularly wrong, he throws in that towel and heads off on a vacation with his fiancée “Rita” (Evelyn Daw). Unbeknownst to him, though, the cameras were running all through his lively studio-trashing exhibition, the film was released and now he’s a star! Reunited with...