Characters
- Billy Crocker — a young Wall Street broker in love with Hope
- Reno Sweeney — An evangelist turned nightclub singer and an old friend of Billy's.
- Hope Harcourt — An American debutante and the object of Billy's affection.
- Moonface Martin — a second-rate gangster, "Public Enemy Number 13"
- Sir Evelyn Oakleigh — Hope's wealthy and stuffy English fiancé
- Mrs. Evangeline Harcourt — Hope's haughty and overbearing mother
- Bonnie / Erma — Sidekick to Moonface
- Elisha J. Whitney — Ivy league Wall Street banker, Billy's boss.
- Reno's Angels (Purity, Charity, Chastity and Virtue). - Reno's back up singers.
- Ritz Quartette / Lady Fair Quartet
- Ching and Ling — Two Chinese 'Converts' and reformed gamblers who accompany Bishop Henry T. Dobson
- Captain, Steward, Purser on the ship
- The Right Reverend, Bishop Henry T. Dobson
- Ships crew, Passengers, Reporters, Photographers and F.B.I. Agents
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