Jack Diamond and his sickly brother arrive in prohibition New York as jewelry thieves. After a spell in jail, the coldly ambitious Diamond hits on the idea of stealing from thieves himself and sets about getting close to gangster boss Arnold Rothstein to move in on his booze, girls, gambling, and drugs operations.
Jack 'Legs' Diamond
Alice Scott
Monica Drake
Leo 'Butcher' Bremer
Lt. Moody
Arnold Rothstein
Fats Walsh
Eddie Diamond
Syndicate Chairman
Police Sgt. Joe Cassidy
Matt Moran
Dixie
Vince Coll
Bartender (uncredited)
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Cherry Nose Gioe (uncredited)
Pawnbroker / Fence (uncredited)
Club Patron (uncredited)
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Herman (uncredited)
Paul (uncredited)
Receptionist (uncredited)
Teenager (uncredited)
Club Patron (uncredited)
Syndicate Man at Meeting (uncredited)
Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Officer (uncredited)
Louis - Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited)
Cigar Counter Girl (uncredited)
Frenchy La Marr (uncredited)
Guard (uncredited)
Club Patron (uncredited)
Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Gambler (uncredited)
Doctor (uncredited)
Club Patron (uncredited)
Bodyguard (uncredited)
Thug (uncredited)
Haberdashery Clerk (uncredited)
Bodyguard (uncredited)
Bodyguard (uncredited)
#21 Girl (uncredited)
Club Patron (uncredited)
Waxey Gordon (uncredited)
Club Patron (uncredited)
Thug (uncredited)
Doorman (uncredited)
Bookmaker (uncredited)
Officer (uncredited)
Spectator at Crash Scene (uncredited)
Little Augie (uncredited)
Flo - Brothel Madam (uncredited)
Club Patron (uncredited)
Woman Outside Movie Theatre (uncredited)
Dance Contestant (uncredited)
Club Patron (uncredited)
Dance School Owner (uncredited)
Gunman (uncredited)
Waiter (uncredited)
Club Patron (uncredited)
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Monetti (uncredited)
Observer at Scene (uncredited)
Syndicate Man at Meeting (uncredited)
Gambler (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Mrs. Cassidy (uncredited)
Croupier (uncredited)
Mr. LaTour (uncredited)
Big Harry Weston (uncredited)
Driver (uncredited)
Waiter (uncredited)
Himself - Mayor of New York City (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bartender (uncredited)
Doctor (uncredited)
Flashily Dressed Girl (uncredited)
Guard (uncredited)
Gunman (uncredited)
