Down-and-out lounge singer Johnny Slade is hired by a mystery man to open a hot new club, the catch being he's given a new--and terrible--song to sing each night. Noticing that whenever he sings one a new crime is committed, Johnny gradually realizes his songwriter-benefactor is a powerful mob boss in hiding and his "Greatest Hits" are the only way the man can give orders to his crew...

Johnny Slade

Mr. Samantha

Jerry Kaminski

Charlie Payne

Lou Genova

Steve Labonte

Al Colletti

Red Peters (as Doug Stevens)

Special Agent O'Donell

Abner Hunnicutt (as Joe Gannascoli)