Henry Fonda
Role: Manny Balestrero
Vera Miles
Role: Rose Balestrero
Anthony Quayle
Role: Frank D. O'Connor
Harold J. Stone
Role: Detective Lt. Bowers
Charles Cooper
Role: Detective Matthews
John Heldabrand
Role: Tomasini
Esther Minciotti
Role: Mama Balestrero
Doreen Lang
Role: Ann James
Laurinda Barrett
Role: Constance Willis
Norma Connolly
Role: Betty Todd
Nehemiah Persoff
Role: Gene Conforti
Lola D'Annunzio
Role: Olga Conforti
Kippy Campbell
Role: Robert Balestrero
Robert Essen
Role: Gregory Balestrero
Richard Robbins
Role: Daniel
Dayton Lummis
Role: Judge Groat
Peggy Webber
Role: Miss Dennerly
Alfred Hitchcock
Role: Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Charles Aidman
Role: Jail Medical Attendant (uncredited)
Mary Boylan
Role: Curious Deli Customer (uncredited)
Bonnie Franklin
Role: Young Girl (uncredited)
Bernard Herrmann
Role: Stork Club Piano Player (uncredited)
Werner Klemperer
Role: Dr. Bannay (uncredited)
Patricia Morrow
Role: Young Girl (uncredited)
Harry Dean Stanton
Role: Department of Corrections Employee (uncredited)
Tuesday Weld
Role: Giggly Girl (uncredited)
Maurice Wells
Role: Department of Corrections Employee (uncredited)
Henry Beckman
Role: Prisoner at Arraignment Hearing (uncredited)
Paul Bryar
Role: Interrogation Officer (uncredited)
David Kelly
Role: Policeman (uncredited)
Donald May
Role: Arresting Patrolman (uncredited)
Frances Reid
Role: Mrs. O'Connor (voice) (uncredited)
Penny Santon
Role: Spanish Woman (uncredited)
Clarence Straight
Role: Policeman (uncredited)
Emerson Treacy
Role: Mr. Wendon - Insurance Manager (uncredited)
John Vivyan
Role: Det. Holman (uncredited)
Ray Bennett
Role: Policeman (uncredited)
Dee Carroll
Role: Small Role (uncredited)