15 Dec 1954
The Country Girl
An ex-theater actor is given one more chance to star in a musical yet his alcoholism may prevent it from happening.
Come Fill the Cup
A man with a thirst for trouble!
Alcoholic newspaperman Lew Marsh hits bottom, loses his job and is rehabilitated by Charley Dolan. After six years on the wagon he gets his job back and devotes himself to other recovering alcoholics.
Top Billed Cast
James Cagney Lew Marsh
Phyllis Thaxter Paula Copeland
Raymond Massey John Ives
James Gleason Charley Dolan
Gig Young Boyd Copeland
Selena Royle Mrs. Dolly Copeland
Larry Keating Julian Cuscaden
Charlita Maria Diego
Sheldon Leonard Lennie Garr
Douglas Spencer Ike Bashaw
John Kellogg Don Bell
William Bakewell Hal Ortman
John Alvin Travis Ashbourne - Reporter
Jack Carr Cully Yates (uncredited)
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