New York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with his Broadway column, but one thing that he can't control is his younger sister, Susan, who is in a relationship with aspiring jazz guitarist Steve Dallas. Hunsecker strongly disapproves of the romance and recruits publicist Sidney Falco to find a way to split the couple, no matter how ruthless the method.
J.J. Hunsecker
Burt Lancaster
Sidney Falco
Tony Curtis
Susan Hunsecker
Susan Harrison
Steve Dallas
Martin Milner
Sally
Jeff Donnell
Frank D' Angelo
Sam Levene
Herbie Temple
Joe Frisco
Rita
Barbara Nichols
Lt. Harry Kello
Emile Meyer
Mary
Edith Atwater
The Chico Hamilton Quintet
Chico Hamilton
The Chico Hamilton Quintet
Paul Horn
The Chico Hamilton Quintet
Fred Katz
The Chico Hamilton Quintet
Buddy Clark
Manny Davis (uncredited)
Jay Adler
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Mary Bayless
Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited)
Nicky Blair
Waiter (uncredited)
Nick Borgani
Patron at 21 (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
Patron at 21 (uncredited)
Brad Brown
Patron at 21 (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers
Lou (Toots Shor's Headwaiter) (uncredited)
Robert Carson
Al Evans (uncredited)
Lewis Charles
Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited)
Dick Cherney
Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited)
Paul Cristo
Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited)
Joe Di Reda
Leo Bartha (uncredited)
Lawrence Dobkin
Patron at 21 (uncredited)
Tom Ferrandini
Hot Dog Stand Counterman (uncredited)
John Fiedler
Patron at 21 (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Sen. Harvey Walker (uncredited)
William Forrest
Toots Shor's Waiter (uncredited)
Joseph Forte
Waiter at 21 (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman
Patron at 21 (uncredited)
Kay Garrett
Patron at 21 (uncredited)
Joe Gray
Patron at 21 (uncredited)
Marion Gray
Man Outside Theatre (uncredited)
James Hill
Man at Hot Dog Stand (uncredited)
Charles Jordan
Patron at 21 (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
Waiter at 21 (uncredited)
Joseph La Cava
Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Joe Robard (uncredited)
Joseph Leon
Bar Patron (uncredited)
King Lockwood
Waiter at 21 (uncredited)
Thomas Martin
Patron at 21 (uncredited)
Hans Moebus
Waiter at 21 (uncredited)
King Mojave
Waiter (uncredited)
Sol Murgi
Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Waiter at 21 (uncredited)
George Nardelli
Waiter at 21 (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Man Outside Theatre (uncredited)
Clifford Odets
Stage Hand (uncredited)
Charles Perry
Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited)
Bill Raisch
Waiter at 21 (uncredited)
Waclaw Rekwart
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Edward Rickard
Woman (uncredited)
Jane Ross
Linda James (uncredited)
Autumn Russell
Toots Shor's Bartender (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
Self (uncredited)
Carson Smith
Mildred Tam (uncredited)
Queenie Smith
Patron at 21 (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Elysian Club Patron (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Check Man (uncredited)
James Turley
Loretta Bartha (uncredited)
Lurene Tuttle
Coffee Shop Counter Man (uncredited)
Harry Tyler
Radio Program Director (uncredited)
Philip Van Zandt
Patron at 21 (uncredited)
George Washburn
Otis Elwell (uncredited)
David White
Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited)
H.M. Wynant