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

1943

1h 40m

7.0(42 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

67 members

Acting

Cary Grant

Joe Adams

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Laraine Day

Dorothy Bryant

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Charles Bickford

Hard Swede

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Gladys Cooper

Captain Veronica Steadman

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Alan Carney

Crunk

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Henry Stephenson

Mr. Bryant

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Paul Stewart

Zepp

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Kay Johnson

Mrs. Mary Ostrander

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Erford Gage

Henchman

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Walter Kingsford

Commissioner Hargraves

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Florence Bates

Mrs. Van Every

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Sam Ash

Gambler (uncredited)

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Edwin August

Blood Bank Donor (uncredited)

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Walter Bacon

Passerby (uncredited)

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John Bleifer

Siga (uncredited)

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Don Brodie

Gaffer - Henchman (uncredited)

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George Calliga

Gambler (uncredited)

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Charles Cane

Mr. Comstock (uncredited)

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Rita Corday

Girl (uncredited)

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Joseph Crehan

Detective (uncredited)

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Kernan Cripps

Detective (uncredited)

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Hal K. Dawson

Draft Board Doctor (uncredited)

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Jack Deery

Gambler (uncredited)

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Helen Dickson

War Relief Worker (uncredited)

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Edward Fielding

Foster - Dorothy's Butler (uncredited)

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Budd Fine

Stevedore (uncredited)

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Sam Finn

Gambler (uncredited)

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Ray Flynn

Policeman (uncredited)

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Mary Forbes

War Relief Worker (uncredited)

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J. C. Fowler

Gambler (uncredited)

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Jack Gargan

Reporter (uncredited)

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Karen X. Gaylord

War Relief Worker (uncredited)

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Rudy Germane

Dealer (uncredited)

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Dick Gordon

Dealer (uncredited)

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Chuck Hamilton

Stevedore (uncredited)

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Sam Harris

Gambler (uncredited)

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Ariel Heath

Girl (uncredited)

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Frank Henry

Reporter on Street (uncredited)

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Lew Hicks

Dock Worker (uncredited)

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Chet Huntley

Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)

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Lloyd Ingraham

Dorothy's Chauffeur (uncredited)

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J.M. Kerrigan

Mr. McDougal (uncredited)

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Bert LeBaron

Dock Worker (uncredited)

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Max Linder

Gambler (uncredited)

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Pat McKee

Blood Bank Donor (uncredited)

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Harold Miller

Gambler (uncredited)

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Frank Mills

Slot Machine Workman (uncredited)

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Daphne Moore

Blood Bank Nurse (uncredited)

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Bert Moorhouse

Gambling Room Doorman (uncredited)

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Edmund Mortimer

Gambler (uncredited)

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Al Murphy

Gambler (uncredited)

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Emory Parnell

Dock Watchman (uncredited)

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Hilda Plowright

Dorothy's Maid (uncredited)

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Paul Power

Passerby (uncredited)

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Fred Rapport

Gambler (uncredited)

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Cyril Ring

Gambler (uncredited)

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Al Rhein

Henchman (uncredited)

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Dick Rush

Policeman (uncredited)

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Mabel Smaney

Blood Bank Donor (uncredited)

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Vladimir Sokoloff

Greek Priest (uncredited)

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Robert Strange

Captain Costello (uncredited)

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Amzie Strickland

War Relief Worker (uncredited)

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Mary Stuart

Girl (uncredited)

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Ellinor Vanderveer

Gambler (uncredited)

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Juan Varro

Joe Bascopolus (uncredited)

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Isabel Withers

Blood Bank Nurse (uncredited)

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Arthur Yeoman

Reporter (uncredited)

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