A former novelist returns to his small Midwest town after serving in the Army during WWII, to the chagrin of his social-climbing brother, and becomes close with an easy-going professional gambler and torn between two very different women.
| Directing | Vincente Minnelli | Director |
| Writing | John Patrick | Screenplay |
| Writing | Arthur Sheekman | Screenplay |
| Writing | James Jones | Novel |
| Production | Sol C. Siegel | Producer |
| Editing | Adrienne Fazan | Editor |
| Art | William A. Horning | Art Direction |
| Art | Urie McCleary | Art Direction |
| Art | Henry Grace | Set Decoration |
| Art | Robert Priestley | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Walter Plunkett | Costume Design |
| Camera | William H. Daniels | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Elmer Bernstein | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | A. Lindsley Lane | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Sam Freed Jr. | Musician |
| Directing | William McGarry | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Franklin Milton | Recording Supervision |
| Costume & Make-Up | William Tuttle | Makeup Artist |
