▁and ▁Al ▁and ▁K aye ▁em brace ▁on ▁a ▁crow ded ▁street . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Kim ▁Nov ak ▁as ▁K aye ▁Gre yle k ▁( sing ing ▁voice ▁was ▁dub bed ▁by ▁Jo ▁Ann ▁Gre er ) ▁ ▁Brian ▁Keith ▁as ▁Br ick ▁ ▁Guy ▁Mad ison ▁as ▁Al ▁Mer cer ▁ ▁Ker win ▁Mat he ws ▁as ▁Ron nie ▁ ▁Al vy ▁Moore ▁as ▁Roy ▁ ▁William ▁Con rad ▁as ▁Eric ▁Berg ▁ ▁Jack ▁Dim ond ▁as ▁Francis ▁Sp iegel b auer ▁ ▁Jean ▁Will es ▁as ▁Virginia ▁ ▁Though ▁not ▁her ▁film ▁debut , ▁this ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁Nov ak ' s ▁early ▁screen ▁appearances . ▁She ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁final ▁group ▁of ▁actors ▁to ▁be ▁signed ▁to ▁a ▁studio ▁contract ▁and ▁rec ru ited ▁through ▁the ▁previous ▁studio ▁system ▁by ▁producer ▁Harry ▁C ohn . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁pra ised ▁upon ▁its ▁release ▁by ▁A . H . ▁We iler , ▁the ▁film ▁critic ▁at ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁who ▁c ited ▁" br isk ▁direction , ▁cr isp , ▁id iom atic ▁and ▁truly ▁com ic ▁dialog ue " ▁as ▁being ▁chief ▁among ▁its ▁positive ▁qual ities , ▁but ▁held ▁res erv ations ▁about ▁the ▁film ' s ▁development ▁of ▁characters ▁and ▁back - story . ▁Contempor ary ▁rev iewer ▁Richard ▁Har land ▁Smith ▁has ▁reported ▁that ▁Kim ▁Nov ak ▁received ▁" f avor able , ▁al beit ▁cond esc ending ▁reviews " ▁for ▁her ▁port ray al ▁of ▁" night - club