James Cagney
Role: Lew Marsh
Phyllis Thaxter
Role: Paula Copeland
Raymond Massey
Role: John Ives
James Gleason
Role: Charley Dolan
Gig Young
Role: Boyd Copeland
Selena Royle
Role: Mrs. Dolly Copeland
Larry Keating
Role: Julian Cuscaden
Charlita
Role: Maria Diego
Sheldon Leonard
Role: Lennie Garr
Douglas Spencer
Role: Ike Bashaw
John Kellogg
Role: Don Bell
William Bakewell
Role: Hal Ortman
John Alvin
Role: Travis Ashbourne - Reporter
Jack Carr
Role: Cully Yates (uncredited)
Henry Blair
Role: Bobby - Copy Boy(uncredited)
Oliver Blake
Role: Al - Bartender at Blue Pencil(uncredited)
Morgan Brown
Role: Bartender (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers
Role: Steve - Newspaperman (uncredited)
King Donovan
Role: Kip Zunches (uncredited)
James Flavin
Role: Russ - Homicide Captain (uncredited)
Kathleen Freeman
Role: Lil - Newspaper Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
Terry Frost
Role: Police Fingerprint Technician (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Role: Eddie - Club Stage Manager (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
Role: Newspaperman (uncredited)
John Halloran
Role: Bartender (uncredited)
Harry Lauter
Role: Cameron - Ives' Pilot (uncredited)
Hank Mann
Role: Newspaper Staffer (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe
Role: Bucky Blake (uncredited)
Torben Meyer
Role: Delmar - Ives' Auto Mechanic (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Role: Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Role: Newspaperman (uncredited)
Paul Panzer
Role: Fritz - Newspaper Artist (uncredited)
Richard Reeves
Role: Moving Man (uncredited)
Grandon Rhodes
Role: Dr. Ross (Uncredited)
Rosa Turich
Role: Mexican Woman (Uncredited)