ðə pˈæɹəmˌaʊnt pɹədˈʌkʃən wʌzɐ ɹˈɛɹ tʃˈæns fɔːɹ ɹˈæft tə stˈɑːɹ ænd tə plˈeɪ ɐ dˈænsɚ, wˌɪtʃ hɐdbɪn hɪz pɹəfˈɛʃən ɪn nˈuː jˈɔːɹk sˈɪɾi, ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn poːɹtɹˈeɪɪŋ ɐ ɡˈæŋstɚ.
The Paramount production was a rare chance for Raft to star and to play a dancer, which had been his profession in New York City, rather than portraying a gangster.