Handlung
Wie Ethel Whitehead erfahren muss, gibt es nur eine Möglichkeit, sich als Frau in der Männerwelt zu behaupten: Sei so verführerisch wie ein Sahnetörtchen – und so zäh wie ein Steak aus der Pommesbude. Ethel plant ihren Aufstieg vom Armenviertel über die Villa eines Gangsters bis in die Gesellschaft der oberen Zehntausend sie ganz methodisch: einen Mann nach dem anderen. Einige Männer lieben sie. Andere benutzen sie. Und einer – der Gangsterkönig – misshandelt sie. Als der Gangster seinen Rivalen in Ethels mondänem Wohnzimmer ermordet, flieht sie, weil man ihr den Mord anhängen will…
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Besetzung
Joan Crawford
Ethel Whitehead
David Brian
George Castleman
Steve Cochran
Nick Prenta
Kent Smith
Martin Blackford
Hugh Sanders
Grady
Selena Royle
Patricia Longworth
Jacqueline deWit
Sandra
Morris Ankrum
Jim Whitehead
Edith Evanson
Mrs. Castleman
Richard Egan
Roy Whitehead
Bob Alden
Messenger (uncredited)
Bonnie Bannon
Woman in Casino (uncredited)
George Baxter
Mr. Fredericks - Syndicate Boss (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
Castleman's Assistant (uncredited)
Kathryn Card
Mrs. Sullivan (uncredited)
Tristram Coffin
George - Maitre d'Hotel at Grady's (uncredited)
Herschel Daugherty
Rewrite Man (uncredited)
Diane DeLaire
Castleman's Secretary (uncredited)
Forrest Dickson
Woman on Street (uncredited)
Jay Eaton
Gambler at The Hacienda (uncredited)
Sam Fisher
Minor Role (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Don Forbes
Radio Commentator (uncredited)
George Ford
Club Patron (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
Minor Role (uncredited)
Ned Glass
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
William E. Green
Real Estate Agent (uncredited)
Tom Greenway
Deputy Tom (uncredited)
Dabbs Greer
Reporter (uncredited)
Robert Haines
Waiter at Party (uncredited)
Weldon Heyburn
Robert - The Butler (uncredited)
Charles Jordan
Editor (uncredited)
Eddie Kane
Man in Montage (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey
Man on Dock (uncredited)
Lyle Latell
Trooper (uncredited)
David Leonard
Barney Green (uncredited)
Leon Lontoc
Filipino House Boy (uncredited)
Herbert Lytton
Gambling Casino Attendant (uncredited)
Warren Mace
Reporter (uncredited)
Rory Mallinson
Johnny Enders (uncredited)
Eddie Marr
Walter Talbot (uncredited)
Strother Martin
Springboard Diver (uncredited)
Thomas Martin
Waiter at Grady's (uncredited)
John Maxwell
Doctor (uncredited)
Paul McGuire
Reporter (uncredited)
Lee Miller
Jalopy Driver (uncredited)
Jimmy Moss
Tommy (uncredited)
Hugh Murray
Alfred - The Houseman (uncredited)
George Nardelli
Spectator at Exhibition (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Waiter at Party (uncredited)
Sara Perry
Mrs. Whitehead (uncredited)
Paul Power
Syndicate Boss (uncredited)
Waclaw Rekwart
Onlooker at Scene (uncredited)
Keith Richards
Croupier (uncredited)
Ann Robinson
Girl at Poolside in Home Movie (uncredited)
Ric Roman
Sam Loman - Syndicate Boss (uncredited)
Ralph Sanford
Norman Riley (uncredited)
Jamesson Shade
Sheriff (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
Man at the Hacienda (uncredited)
Allan Smith
Surveyor (uncredited)
Clarence Straight
Castleman's Chauffeur/Henchman (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Cop (uncredited)
Blanche Taylor
Minor Role (uncredited)
Herb Vigran
Vito Maggio (uncredited)
Duke Watson
Hardware Man (uncredited)
Paul Weber
Mr. Bender - Syndicate Boss (uncredited)
Crane Whitley
Eddie Hart - Syndicate Boss (uncredited)
