Kirk Douglas as Det. James McLeod

Eleanor Parker as Mary McLeod

William Bendix as Det. Lou Brody

Cathy O'Donnell as Susan Carmichael

George Macready as Karl Schneider

Horace McMahon as Lt. Monaghan

Gladys George as Miss Hatch

Joseph Wiseman as Charley Gennini

Lee Grant as Shoplifter

Gerald Mohr as Tami Giacoppetti

Frank Faylen as Det. Gallagher

Craig Hill as Arthur Kindred

Michael Strong as Lewis Abbott

Luis van Rooten as Joe Feinson

Bert Freed as Det. Dakis

Warner Anderson as Endicott Sims

Grandon Rhodes as Det. O'Brien

William Phillips as Det. Pat Callahan

Russell Evans as Patrolman Barnes

Charles Campbell as Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)

Edmund Cobb as Ed (uncredited)

Ann Codee as French Woman (uncredited)

Catherine Doucet as Mrs. Farragut (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Harper Goff as Dave Gallantz (uncredited)

Howard Joslin as Patrolman Gus Keogh (uncredited)

Donald Kerr as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

George Magrill as Policeman (uncredited)

Mike Mahoney as Det. Coleman (uncredited)

James Maloney as Albert R. Pritchett (uncredited)

Lee Miller as Policeman (uncredited)

Ralph Montgomery as Policeman Finney (uncredited)

Burt Mustin as Willie the Janitor (uncredited)

Jack Perry as Man in Custody (uncredited)

Robert S. Scott as Mulvey (uncredited)

Jack Shea as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Kay Wiley as Hysterical Woman (uncredited)