Robert Mitchum as Steve Mason

Janet Leigh as Connie Ennis

Wendell Corey as Carl Davis

Griff Barnett as Mr. Ennis

Esther Dale as Mrs. Ennis

Henry O'Neill as Mr. Crowley

Harry Morgan as Police Lieutenant

Larry J. Blake as Plainclothesman

Helen Brown as Emily

Gordon Gebert as Timmy Ennis

Pat Barton as Saleswoman (uncredited)

Genevieve Bell as Saleswoman (uncredited)

Melinda Casey as Girl (uncredited)

Chick Chandler as New Year's Celebrant (uncredited)

Jack Chefe as Waiter (uncredited)

James Conaty as Man Entering Nightclub (uncredited)

Yvonne Crossley as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Michka Egan as Man (uncredited)

George Eldredge as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Louise Franklin as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

James Griffith as Crowley's Floorwalker (uncredited)

Patricia Hall as Clerk (uncredited)

Don Hartman as Man Leaving Phone Booth (uncredited)

Jimmy Hawkins as Boy in Park (uncredited)

Mame Henderson as Clerk (uncredited)

Billy Henry as Boy (uncredited)

Jimmy Hunt as Boy Looking at Crowley's Trains (uncredited)

Frank Johnson as Santa Claus (uncredited)

Jack Kelly as Drunk on Train (uncredited)

Genevieve Kendall as Clerk (uncredited)

Mike Lally as Man (uncredited)

Robert Lyden as Boy (uncredited)

Allen Mathews as Mr. Gow (uncredited)

Frank Mills as Bum in Park (uncredited)

Frances Morris as Mary (uncredited)

Philip Morris as Train Conductor (uncredited)

Al Murphy as Man (uncredited)

William J. O'Brien as Peanut Vendor (uncredited)

Theodore Rand as Man (uncredited)

Joey Ray as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Paula Raymond as Girl at Drinking Fountain (uncredited)

Charles Regan as Man (uncredited)

Al Rhein as Detective (uncredited)

Sammy Shack as Man (uncredited)

Carl Sklover as Department Store Clerk (uncredited)

Bert Stevens as Henry (uncredited)

Harmon Stevens as Clerk (uncredited)

Mary Stewart as Girl (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan as Park Policeman (uncredited)