""You're society. I' m just one of the mob. To you a guy like me is poison!""

1943

1h 40m

7.2(49 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Crime

Overview

A conman poses as a war relief fundraiser, but when he falls for a charity worker, his conscience begins to trouble him.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Cary Grant

Joe Adams

Laraine Day

Dorothy Bryant

Charles Bickford

Hard Swede

Gladys Cooper

Veronica Steadman

Alan Carney

Crunk

Henry Stephenson

Mr. Bryant

Paul Stewart

Zepp

Kay Johnson

Mary Ostrander

Erford Gage

Henchman

Walter Kingsford

Commissioner Hargraves

Creative team

Directed by: H. C. Potter
Written by: Milton Holmes
Adrian Scott
Produced by: David Hempstead

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