James Cagney as Lew Marsh

Phyllis Thaxter as Paula Copeland

Raymond Massey as John Ives

James Gleason as Charley Dolan

Gig Young as Boyd Copeland

Selena Royle as Mrs. Dolly Copeland

Larry Keating as Julian Cuscaden

Charlita as Maria Diego

Sheldon Leonard as Lennie Garr

Douglas Spencer as Ike Bashaw

John Kellogg as Don Bell

William Bakewell as Hal Ortman

John Alvin as Travis Ashbourne - Reporter

Jack Carr as Cully Yates (uncredited)

Henry Blair as Bobby - Copy Boy(uncredited)

Oliver Blake as Al - Bartender at Blue Pencil(uncredited)

Morgan Brown as Bartender (uncredited)

Steve Carruthers as Steve - Newspaperman (uncredited)

King Donovan as Kip Zunches (uncredited)

James Flavin as Russ - Homicide Captain (uncredited)

Kathleen Freeman as Lil - Newspaper Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

Terry Frost as Police Fingerprint Technician (uncredited)

Dick Gordon as Eddie - Club Stage Manager (uncredited)

Creighton Hale as Newspaperman (uncredited)

John Halloran as Bartender (uncredited)

Harry Lauter as Cameron - Ives' Pilot (uncredited)

Hank Mann as Newspaper Staffer (uncredited)

Frank Marlowe as Bucky Blake (uncredited)

Torben Meyer as Delmar - Ives' Auto Mechanic (uncredited)

Harold Miller as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Jack Mower as Newspaperman (uncredited)

Paul Panzer as Fritz - Newspaper Artist (uncredited)

Richard Reeves as Moving Man (uncredited)

Grandon Rhodes as Dr. Ross (Uncredited)

Rosa Turich as Mexican Woman (Uncredited)