In the midst of the Great Depression, manipulative emcee Rocky enlists contestants for a dance marathon offering a $1,500 cash prize. Among them are a failed actress, a middle-aged sailor, a delusional blonde and a pregnant girl.
| Writing | James Poe | Screenplay |
| Writing | Horace McCoy | Novel |
| Directing | Sydney Pollack | Director |
| Writing | Robert E. Thompson | Screenplay |
| Production | Robert Chartoff | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Donfeld | Costume Design |
| Editing | Fredric Steinkamp | Editor |
| Production | Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Production | Irwin Winkler | Producer |
| Camera | Philip H. Lathrop | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Johnny Green | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Art Say | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carla Hadley | Hairdresser |
| Production | Theodore B. Sills | Executive Producer |
| Art | Harry Horner | Production Design |
| Art | Frank R. McKelvy | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frank McCoy | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Norval D. Crutcher | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Tom Overton | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Brandon Kellogg | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Tex Rudloff | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Mort Heilig | Production Executive |
