Set in Prohibition era Chicago, bootlegger Robbo and his cronies refuse to pay the greedy Guy Gisborne a cut of their profits after Guy shoots mob boss Big Jim and takes over. When Big Jim's daughter, Marian, gives Robbo a large sum, believing he has avenged her father's death, the gangster donates to an orphanage, cementing his reputation as a softhearted hood.

• Warner Bros. Pictures
• P-C Productions
• Frank Sinatra
• Dean Martin
• Sammy Davis Jr.
• Bing Crosby
• Peter Falk
• Barbara Rush
• Victor Buono
• Edward G. Robinson