Nightclub entertainer Ruby Carter moves from St. Louis to New Orleans to escape Tiger Kid. At Ace Lamont's club, she gains fame but faces drama with Ace's ex Molly. A jewel theft and fixed fight lead to confrontations.
Mae West
Ruby Carter
Roger Pryor
Tiger Kid
Johnny Mack Brown
Brooks Clayburn
John Miljan
Ace Carter
Duke Ellington
Piano Player
Katherine DeMille
Molly Brant
James Donlan
Kirby (Tiger Kid's manager)
Stuart Holmes
Dirk
Harry Woods
Slade
Edward Gargan
Stogie (Ruby's agent)
Libby Taylor
Jasmine (Ruby's maid)
Benny Baker
Blackie
The Student of Prague
Manhattan Melodrama
The Heiress
Footlight Parade
Walker
Across the Great Divide
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Waxwork
Johnny O'Clock
She Done Him Wrong
The Cincinnati Kid
Marked Woman
Johnny Eager
Broadway Danny Rose
Black Moon
Maladonna
Maverick
The Big Combo
Ruggles of Red Gap
Cookie's Fortune