110 minutes
12/6/1951
Songwriter Gus Kahn fights to make his name, then has to fight again to survive the Depression.
Doris Day
as Grace LeBoy Kahn
Danny Thomas
as Gus Kahn
Frank Lovejoy
as Walter Donaldson
Patrice Wymore
as Gloria Knight
James Gleason
as Fred Townsend
Mary Wickes
as Anna
Julie Oshins
as Johnny Martin
Jim Backus
as Sam Harris
Minna Gombell
as Mrs. LeBoy
Harry Antrim
as Mr. LeBoy
William Forrest
as Florenz Ziegfeld
Bunny Lewbel
as Irene, at age 6
Robert Lyden
as Donald, at age 8
Mimi Gibson
as Irene, at age 3
Christopher Olsen
as Donald, at age 4
John Alban
as Benefit Guest (uncredited)
Betty Arlen
as Chorine (uncredited)
Vince Barnett
as Burlesk Comedian (uncredited)
Dan Barton
as Hollywood Producer (uncredited)
Mary Bayless
as Benefit Guest (uncredited)
Rodney Bell
as Harris' Assistant (uncredited)
George Boyce
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
as Benefit Guest (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
as Stagehand (uncredited)
Else Bäck
as Mrs. Kahn (uncredited)
Frances Canto
as Nurse (uncredited)
Geraldine Cobb
as Secretary (uncredited)
Tris Coffin
as Nightclub Maitre D' (uncredited)
Hans Conried
as William Rossiter (uncredited)
Paul Cristo
as Soldier (uncredited)
Wade Crosby
as The Bartender (uncredited)
Dan Dowling
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Tom Ferrandini
as Benefit Guest (uncredited)
Charles Fogel
as Benefit Guest (uncredited)
Rudy Germane
as Soldier (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson
as Benefit Guest (uncredited)
James Gonzalez
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Marion Gray
as Racetrack Patron (uncredited)
Robert Haines
as Waiter (uncredited)
Ray Heindorf
as Orchestra Leader at Kahn Benefit (uncredited)
Marcoreta Hellman
as Secretary (uncredited)
Kathleen Hughes
as Nurse (uncredited)
Pete Kellett
as Soldier (uncredited)
Ray Kellogg
as John McCormack (uncredited)
Clarence M. Landry
as Dancer (uncredited)
Trudy Marshall
as Frankie Mason (uncredited)
Sydney Mason
as Doctor (uncredited)
Frank McLure
as Benefit Guest (uncredited)
Harold Miller
as Benefit Guest (uncredited)
Ewing Mitchell
as Doctor (uncredited)
Hans Moebus
as Benefit Guest (uncredited)
Jack Mower
as Benefit Guest (uncredited)
Violet Murray
as Chorine (uncredited)
George N. Neise
as Isham Jones (uncredited)
William J. O'Brien
as Waiter (uncredited)
Monty O'Grady
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
Peter Ortiz
as Soldier (uncredited)
Paul Panzer
as Man in Sing-a-Long Audience (uncredited)
Dorothy Patrick
as Chorine (uncredited)
Norman Phillips Jr.
as Young Song Writer / Pianist (uncredited)
Lonnie Pierce
as Chorine (uncredited)
Joe Ploski
as Man in Sing-a-Long Audience (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway
as Chorine in Wings (uncredited)
Rod Rogers
as Assistant Manager (uncredited)
Clark Ross
as Benefit Guest (uncredited)
Dick Simmons
as Egbert 'Bert' Van Alstyne (uncredited)
Ted Stanhope
as Waiter (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
as Man in Sing-a-Long Audience (uncredited)
Glen Turnbull
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
Joan Vohs
as Chorine (uncredited)
Martin Wilkins
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
Bonnie Lou Williams
as Gloria Knight (singing voice) (uncredited)
Jack Williams
as Dancer (uncredited)
Tom Wilson
as Man in Sing-along Audience (uncredited)