Robert Mitchum
Role: Captain Thomas McQuigg
Lizabeth Scott
Role: Irene Hayes
Robert Ryan
Role: Nick Scanlon
William Talman
Role: Officer Bob Johnson
Ray Collins
Role: D. A. Mortimer X. Welsh
Joyce Mackenzie
Role: Mary McQuigg
Robert Hutton
Role: Dave Ames
Virginia Huston
Role: Lucy Johnson
William Conrad
Role: Det. Sgt. Turk
Walter Sande
Role: Sgt. Jim Delaney
Les Tremayne
Role: Harry Craig
Don Porter
Role: R. G. Connolly
Walter Baldwin
Role: Sgt. Sullivan
Brett King
Role: Joe Scanlon
Richard Karlan
Role: Breeze Enright
Eric Alden
Role: Sergeant (uncredited)
Gregg Barton
Role: Rookie Cop (uncredited)
Don Beddoe
Role: Mitchell (uncredited)
Robert Bice
Role: Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
Matthew Boulton
Role: Simpson (uncredited)
Barry Brooks
Role: Cameron (uncredited)
Howland Chamberlain
Role: Roy Higgins (uncredited)
John Daheim
Role: Mannick (uncredited)
Don Dillaway
Role: Harris (uncredited)
Art Dupuis
Role: Police Car Driver (uncredited)
Jane Easton
Role: Operator (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Role: Car 43 Policeman (uncredited)
William Forrest
Role: Head of Crime Commission (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
Role: Lewis (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Role: Pedestrian (uncredited)
Bret Hamilton
Role: Reporter (uncredited)
Jayne Hazard
Role: Girl (uncredited)
Howard Joslin
Role: Sgt. Werker (uncredited)
Hazel Keener
Role: Secretary (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Role: Sergeant (uncredited)
Harry Lauter
Role: Officer Mosley (uncredited)
Ronald Lee
Role: Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Herbert Lytton
Role: Police Doctor (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe
Role: Pedestrian with Morning Newspaper (uncredited)
Thomas Martin
Role: Governor's Butler (uncredited)
Allen Mathews
Role: Pedestrian (uncredited)
Harriet Matthews
Role: Librarian (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
Role: Man Seated at Bar (uncredited)
John McGuire
Role: Policeman in Locker Room (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery
Role: Pedestrian (uncredited)
Al Murphy
Role: Newsboy (uncredited)
William J. O'Brien
Role: Counterman / Short Order Cook (uncredited)
Eddie Parker
Role: Garage Roof Thug (uncredited)
Ralph Peters
Role: Davis (uncredited)
Howard Petrie
Role: The Governor (uncredited)
Joey Ray
Role: Reporter (uncredited)
Walter Reed
Role: Policeman at Roll Call & in Locker Room (uncredited)
Richard Reeves
Role: Leo (uncredited)
Stephen Roberts
Role: Schmidt (uncredited)
Jack Shea
Role: Night Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Miles Shepard
Role: Policeman (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
Role: Pedestrian (uncredited)
George Sherwood
Role: Douglas (uncredited)
Milburn Stone
Role: Member of Craig's Team (uncredited)
Duke Taylor
Role: Policeman (uncredited)
Herb Vigran
Role: Paradise Club Manager (uncredited)
Max Wagner
Role: Durko (uncredited)
Bud Wolfe
Role: Detective with Johnson at the Paradise Club (uncredited)
Sally Yarnell
Role: Police Operator (uncredited)