Harrison B. Marlowe
Emma Kolowitz
Angela Marlowe
Mr. Foreman
Wanda
Morris Kolowitz
Marvin
Harry Hamburger
Pike
Miss Laura B
David Kolowitz
Mr. Schoenbaum
Clark Baxter
Spencer Reynolds
Policeman
Theatre Goer
Subway Rider
Butler
Lawyer Peabody
Waiter (uncredited)
A machinist's apprentice in Depression-era New York, David dreams of becoming the new Ronald Colman. Defying the wishes of his parents, David lands a nonpaying job in a seedy theatrical production directed by broken-down ham Marlowe.