Victor Mature as Nick Bianco

Brian Donlevy as Assistant D.A. Louis D'Angelo

Coleen Gray as Nettie Cavallo

Richard Widmark as Tommy Udo

Taylor Holmes as Earl Howser

Howard Smith as Warden

Karl Malden as Sgt. William Cullen

Anthony Ross as 'Big Ed' Williams (uncredited)

Robert Adler as Detective (uncredited)

Rollin Bauer as Sing Sing Guard (uncredited)

Harry Bellaver as Bull Weed (uncredited)

Dennis Bohan as Guard (uncredited)

Nina Borget as Cashier (uncredited)

Susan Cabot as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Alexander Campbell as Train Conductor (uncredited)

Harry Carter as Detective (uncredited)

Dort Clark as Man in Car (uncredited)

Eva Condon as Nun at Orphanage (uncredited)

Harry Cooke as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Harold Crane as Mr. Moremann (uncredited)

James Doody as Sing Sing Guard (uncredited)

Mildred Dunnock as Mrs. Rizzo (uncredited)

Arthur Foran Jr. as Sing Sing Guard (uncredited)

David Fresco as Waiter (uncredited)

Harold Gary as Doorman (uncredited)

Don Giovanni as Tommy's Henchman (uncredited)

Marilee Grassini as Rosaria (uncredited)

James Charles J.C. Heard as Jazz Drummer (uncredited)

Eda Heinemann as Mrs. Keller (uncredited)

Lou Herbert as Policeman (uncredited)

Herbert Holcombe as City Jail Guard (uncredited)

Arthur Holland as Policeman (uncredited)

Harry Kadison as Policeman (uncredited)

Robert Karnes as Tommy's Henchman (uncredited)

Ronald King as Larry Young (uncredited)

Arthur Kramer as Mr. Sulla (uncredited)

John Kullers as Prisoner (uncredited)

Harry Landers as Convict (uncredited)

Perc Launders as Lieutenant (uncredited)

Franklyn Lenthall as Man (uncredited)

Paul Lilly as City Jail Guard (uncredited)

Pat Malone as Policeman (uncredited)

Iris Mann as Congetta (uncredited)

John Marley as Convict (uncredited)

Gregg Martell as Guard (uncredited)

Charles McClelland as Detective (uncredited)

Norman McKay as Capt. Dolan (uncredited)

Richard Midgley as Guard (uncredited)

Carl Milletaire as Customer (uncredited)

Millard Mitchell as Detective (uncredited)

Mary Morrison as Mother Superior (uncredited)

Consuela O'Connor as Girl (uncredited)

Gloria O'Connor as Girl (uncredited)

William O'Leary as Policeman (uncredited)

Wendell K. Phillips as Tony 'Pep' Mangone (uncredited)

Yvonne Rob as Customer (uncredited)

Stephen Roberts as Guard (uncredited)

Mel Ruick as Moremann's Assistant (uncredited)

Jack Rutherford as Policeman (uncredited)

Lee Sanford as Chips Cooney (uncredited)

Bernard Sell as Policeman (uncredited)

George Shelton as Waiter (uncredited)

Irene Shirley as Nun (uncredited)

J. Scott Smart as (uncredited)

A. George Smith as Policeman (uncredited)

John Stearns as Harris (uncredited)

Richard Taber as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Victor Thorley as Sing Sing Guard (uncredited)

Lawrence Tiernan as Policeman (uncredited)

Tito Vuolo as Luigi (uncredited)

Milton Wallace as (uncredited)

Jesse White as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Bill Zuckert as Sing Sing Guard (uncredited)

Frank De Kova as Con Library (uncredited)