Kirk Douglas
Role: Midge Kelly
Marilyn Maxwell
Role: Grace Diamond
Arthur Kennedy
Role: Connie Kelly
Paul Stewart
Role: Tommy Haley
Ruth Roman
Role: Emma Bryce
Lola Albright
Role: Palmer Harris
Luis van Rooten
Role: Jerry Harris
John Daheim
Role: Johnny Dunne
Ralph Sanford
Role: Hammond
Esther Howard
Role: Mrs. Kelly
Bill Baldwin
Role: Bill Brown (Ringside Broadcaster) (uncredited)
Sam Balter
Role: Championship Fight Announcer (uncredited)
Don Brodie
Role: Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
Role: Newspaper Reporter at Benefit (uncredited)
Mushy Callahan
Role: Referee Title Fight (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
Role: Newspaper Reporter at Benefit (uncredited)
Paul Dubov
Role: Gangster (uncredited)
Jimmie Dundee
Role: Tough Tramp in Boxcar (uncredited)
Joe Gray
Role: Championship Fight Opponent (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Role: Fight Stadium Guard (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Role: Well-Wisher in Nightclub (uncredited)
Hal March
Role: Mobster (uncredited)
George Meader
Role: Fight Doctor (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery
Role: Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Role: Speaker at Benefit (uncredited)
Tim Ryan
Role: Al (Kansas City Manager) (uncredited)
Court Shepard
Role: Fighter (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
Role: Dunne's Cornerman (uncredited)
Hilda Simms
Role: Maid (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Role: Kansas City Referee (uncredited)
Polly Bergen
Role: Radio and Jukebox Singer (voice) (uncredited)