Danny Fisher, young delinquent, flunks out of high school. He quits his job as a busboy in a nightclub, and one night he gets the chance to perform. Success is imminent and the local crime boss Maxie Fields wants to hire him to perform at his night club The Blue Shade. Danny refuses, but Fields won't take no for an answer.
| Directing | Michael Curtiz | Director |
| Camera | Russell Harlan | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Herbert Baker | Screenplay |
| Writing | Michael V. Gazzo | Screenplay |
| Writing | Harold Robbins | Novel |
| Art | J. McMillan Johnson | Art Direction |
| Production | Richard Blaydon | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Paul Nathan | Associate Producer |
| Sound | R.D. Cook | Sound |
| Directing | Michael D. Moore | Assistant Director |
| Production | Hal B. Wallis | Producer |
| Production | Bert McKay | Casting |
| Art | Frank R. McKelvy | Set Decoration |
| Production | Frank Caffey | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hedy Mjorud | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nellie Manley | Hairstylist |
| Production | Joseph H. Hazen | Producer |
| Art | Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jack Stone | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frank Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Harold Lewis | Sound |
| Sound | Walter Scharf | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Charles Grenzbach | Sound |
| Art | Robert McCrellis | Props |
| Directing | Ralph Axness | Second Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Bill Neff | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costumer |
| Crew | Norman Stuart | Dialogue Coach |
| Editing | Matt McFarland | Colorist |
| Editing | Warren Low | Editor |
| Crew | Tom Parker | Technical Advisor |
