A Damon Runyon tale was the basis for this farcical mixture of politics and horse racing. John Howard. Swifty: Broderick Crawford. Sybil: Binnie Barnes. Amalfi: Leo Carrillo. Ruth: Anne Gwynne. Okay: Shemp Howard. Blooch: Ed Gargan. Grover: Samuel S. Hinds. Albert S. Rogell directed.