| Loretta Young | ... | Mary Martin | |
| Ricardo Cortez | ... | Leo Darcy | |
| Franchot Tone | ... | Thomas 'Tom' Mannering Jr. | |
| Andy Devine | ... | Samuel 'Sam' / 'Sammy' Travers | |
| Una Merkel | ... | Bunny 'Bun' | |
| Frank Conroy | ... | District Attorney | |
| Warren Hymer | ... | Angelo Ricci | |
| Ivan F. Simpson | ... | Mr. Tindle (as Ivan Simpson) | |
| Harold Huber | ... | Mr. 'Puggy' Nestle | |
| Sandy Roth | ... | Blimp | |
| Martha Sleeper | ... | Barbara Loring Mannering | |
| Charley Grapewin | ... | Court Clerk (as Charles Grapewin) | |
| Halliwell Hobbes | ... | Churchill, Mary's Butler | |
| Robert Emmett O'Connor | ... | Charlie, the Cop | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Ernie Adams | ... | Court Photographer (uncredited) | |
| Reginald Barlow | ... | Judge (uncredited) | |
| Louise Beavers | ... | Anna, Mary's Maid (uncredited) | |
| Don Brodie | ... | Court Photographer (uncredited) | |
| Mike Donlin | ... | Casino Doorman (uncredited) | |
| Robert Dudley | ... | Mannering's night watchman (uncredited) | |
| Robert Greig | ... | Potter, Tom's Butler (uncredited) | |
| Wilfred Lucas | ... | Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited) | |
| Charles McAvoy | ... | Detective (uncredited) | |
| Nelson McDowell | ... | Salvation Army Leader (uncredited) | |
| Miki Morita | ... | Chinese Restaurant Owner (uncredited) | |
| Lee Phelps | ... | Casino Floor Manager (uncredited) | |
| Phillips Smalley | ... | Defense Attorney (uncredited) | |
| Richard Tucker | ... | Casino Manager (uncredited) | |
| Kathrin Clare Ward | ... | Mrs. Ward, Landlady (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| William A. Wellman | (as William Wellman) | ||
Writing credits | ||
| Anita Loos | (story) | |
| Gene Markey | (screenplay) and | |
| Kathryn Scola | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Lucien Hubbard | .... | associate producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| William Axt | (as Dr. William Axt) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| James Van Trees | (photographed by) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| William S. Gray | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Stan Rogers | (as Stanley Rogers) | ||
Costume Design by | |||
| Adrian | (gowns) | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Dolph Zimmer | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Hobe Erwin | .... | interior decorator | |
Sound Department | |||
| Douglas Shearer | .... | recording director | |
| James Brock | .... | sound mixer (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Tom Dowling | .... | assistant camera (uncredited) | |
| Louis Jennings | .... | second camera operator (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Paul Marquardt | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
| Charles Maxwell | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
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This is a seldom-discussed but highly significant title in the pre-code canon, as it delineates the compromises a pretty and (originally) moral young woman must make to extricate herself from poverty during the depression. Overall, it's a predictable melodrama, very typical of its period, and the fact that Wild Bill Wellman was for some reason working at MGM for this one tends to stultify the brashness that was his trademark in his early years at Warners. Nonetheless, the tricky editing is very Warners-like and keeps the story moving at a rapid pace, particularly in the jaw-dropping montage where the eponymous character loses her virginity. Most importantly, the script is very frank about sex and absolutely cynical about American society at the time. The most notorious scene is all innuendo -- in order to distract her gangster paramour, Mary inaudibly whispers in his ear, obviously relating in quite some detail the pleasures she will endow him with if only he comes to bed with her immediately. Loretta Young is luminous as always and Ricardo Cortez has a nice time with his role as a confident hoodlum who knows he has her on a string. As for Franchot Tone and Grady Sutton...