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 |
| Writing | Herbert Baker | Screenplay |
| Writing | Michael V. Gazzo | Screenplay |
| Writing | Harold Robbins | Novel |
| Camera | Russell Harlan | Director of Photography |
| Production | Paul Nathan | Associate Producer |
| Production | Hal B. Wallis | Producer |
| Production | Joseph H. Hazen | Producer |
| Sound | Walter Scharf | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Bert McKay | Casting |
| Art | J. McMillan Johnson | Art Direction |
| Art | Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Art | Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Art | Frank R. McKelvy | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nellie Manley | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hedy Mjorud | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jack Stone | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frank Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Frank Caffey | Production Manager |
| Production | Richard Blaydon | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Michael D. Moore | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Charles Grenzbach | Sound |
| Sound | Harold Lewis | Sound |
| Sound | R.D. Cook | Sound |
| Art | Robert McCrellis | Props |
| Directing | Ralph Axness | Second Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Bill Neff | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costumer |
| Editing | Matt McFarland | Colorist |
| Crew | Norman Stuart | Dialogue Coach |
| Editing | Warren Low | Editor |
| Crew | Tom Parker | Technical Advisor |
