After young playwright, David Shayne obtains funding for his play from gangster Nick Valenti, Nick's girlfriend Olive miraculously lands the role of a psychiatrist—but not only is she a bimbo who could never pass for a psychiatrist—she's a dreadful actress. David puts up with the leading man who is a compulsive eater, the grand dame who wants her part jazzed up, and Olive's interfering hitman/bodyguard—but, eventually he must decide whether art or life is more important.
David Shayne
Cheech
Helen Sinclair
Olive Neal
Ellen
Eden Brent
Warner Purcell
Nick Valenti
Sid Loomis
Sheldon Flender
Julian Marx
Rocco
Waterfront Hood
Waterfront Hood
Waterfront Hood
Waterfront Hood
Waterfront Hood
Waterfront Hood
Three Deuces Chorus Line
Three Deuces Chorus Line
Three Deuces Chorus Line
Three Deuces Chorus Line
Three Deuces Chorus Line
Maitre d'
Rita
Lili
Rifkin
Josette
Movie Theatre Victim
Mitch Sabine
Lorna
Vi
Hood
Backstage Well-Wisher
Backstage Well-Wisher
Aldo
Theater Well-Wisher
Theater Well-Wisher
Olive's Understudy
Man at Theatre
Waterfront Hood (uncredited)
Movie Theatre Hitman (uncredited)
Movie Theatre Hitman (uncredited)
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Executive Producer