James Cagney
Role: Daniel Patrick "Danny" Kean
Ralph Bellamy
Role: J.R. 'Al' McLean
Patricia Ellis
Role: Patricia Mary 'Pat' Nolan
Ralf Harolde
Role: Jerry the Mug
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Role: Lieutenant Casey Nolan
Robert Barrat
Role: Grover, Graphic News Owner
G. Pat Collins
Role: Hennessy the Fireman
Arthur Vinton
Role: John, the Head Keeper
Gino Corrado
Role: Barber (uncredited)
Sterling Holloway
Role: Journalism Student (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
Role: Joe Chase - Record Editor (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Role: Reporter Outside Prison (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Role: Reporter Witnessing Execution (uncredited)
Billy West
Role: Reporter Stacy (uncredited)
Renee Whitney
Role: Connie Rowland (uncredited)
Dick Elliott
Role: Staff Editor (uncredited)
Hobart Cavanaugh
Role: James Peters - Drunken Reporter (uncredited)
Cora Sue Collins
Role: Jerry's Little Girl (uncredited)
John Ince
Role: Police Captain (uncredited)
Alice Jans
Role: Colleen (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Role: Mike - Man with Colleen (uncredited)
Vaughn Taylor
Role: Editor (uncredited)
Pat Wing
Role: Hennessy's Wife in Photo (uncredited)