Hank McHenry and Johnny Marshall work as power company linesmen. Hank is injured in an accident and subsequently promoted to foreman of the gang. Tensions start to show in the road crew as rivalry between Hank and Johnny increases.
Hank McHenry
Edward G. Robinson
Fay Duval
Marlene Dietrich
Johnny Marshall
George Raft
Jumbo Wells
Alan Hale
Omaha
Frank McHugh
Dolly
Eve Arden
Smiley Quinn
Barton MacLane
Eddie Adams
Ward Bond
Sidney Whipple
Walter Catlett
Scarlett
Joyce Compton
Flo
Lucia Carroll
Pop Duval
Egon Brecher
Cully
Cliff Clark
Sweeney
Joseph Crehan
Al Hurst
Ben Welden
Polly
Barbara Pepper
Wilma
Dorothy Appleby
Lineman (uncredited)
Murray Alper
Thelma (uncredited)
Jean Ames
Midnight Club Patron (uncredited)
Sam Ash
Girl (uncredited)
Lynn Baggett
Mrs. Taylor (uncredited)
Leah Baird
Model (uncredited)
Muriel Barr
Girl (uncredited)
Diana Barrymore
Drunk Texan (uncredited)
Arthur Q. Bryan
Mrs. Brewster (uncredited)
Joyce Bryant
Head Nurse (uncredited)
Georgia Caine
Boy Playing Baseball (uncredited)
Peter Caldwell
28 Club Waiter (uncredited)
Nat Carr
Drunk Bounced from Midnight Club (uncredited)
Glen Cavender
Club Patron (uncredited)
Spencer Chan
Detective in Raid (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Drug Store Clerk (uncredited)
Chester Clute
Bartender (uncredited)
Joe Devlin
Jail Clerk (uncredited)
John Dilson
Citizen Reporting Power Outage (uncredited)
Roland Drew
Man Calling Sweeney (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
Drunk Texan (uncredited)
Dick Elliott
Nurse Who Lost Draw (uncredited)
Faye Emerson
Power Company Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Eddie Fetherston
Orderly About to Give Bath (uncredited)
James Flavin
Club Patron (uncredited)
Charles Fogel
Mrs. Calkin (uncredited)
Brenda Fowler
Freeman (uncredited)
William Gould
Lineman at Cafe Counter (uncredited)
Fred Graham
Noisy Nash (uncredited)
Carl Harbaugh
Benny (uncredited)
John Harmon
Boy Playing Baseball (uncredited)
Harry Harvey Jr.
Power Company Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Al Herman
Charlie (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood
Accompanist (uncredited)
Friedrich Hollaender
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Harry Holman
28 Club Bartender (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Power Company Telephone Operator (uncredited)
William Hopper
28 Club Bouncer (uncredited)
John Kelly
Club Patron (uncredited)
Paul King
Marilyn (uncredited)
Barbara Land
Wife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Vera Lewis
Nurse (uncredited)
Audra Lindley
Midnight Club Bartender (uncredited)
Jack 'Tiny' Lipson
Midnight Club Patron (uncredited)
Al Lloyd
Midnight Club Doorman (uncredited)
Frank Mayo
Midnight Club Bouncer (uncredited)
Pat McKee
Model (uncredited)
Gayle Mellott
Lineman at Cafe Counter (uncredited)
William Newell
28 Club Bartender (uncredited)
Paul Panzer
Detective in Raid (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
Jane Randolph
Midnight Club Waiter (uncredited)
John J. Richardson
Boy Playing Baseball (uncredited)
Bobby Robb
Boy Playing Baseball (uncredited)
Drew Roddy
Policeman in Raid (uncredited)
William Royle
Man to Call Substation (uncredited)
Cliff Saum
Power Company Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Piano Player (uncredited)
Harry Seymour
Power Company Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
Tommy (Foreman Sent to Line 191) (uncredited)
Harry Strang
Bailsman (uncredited)
Robert Strange
Lineman at Cafe Counter (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Lineman at Cafe Counter (uncredited)
Elliott Sullivan
Midnight Club Waiter (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
Mrs. Boyle (uncredited)
Dorothy Vaughan
Lineman (uncredited)
Sailor Vincent
Floor Lady (uncredited)
Nella Walker
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Billy Wayne
Lineman at Cafe Counter (uncredited)
Dick Wessel
Nurse Holding Baby (uncredited)
Joan Winfield
Head Nurse (uncredited)
Isabel Withers
Wing Ling (uncredited)
Beal Wong
Hat Check Girl (Uncredited)
Virginia Hill