Humphrey Bogart as Ed Hutcheson

Ethel Barrymore as Margaret Garrison

Kim Hunter as Nora Hutcheson

Ed Begley as Frank Allen

Warren Stevens as George Burrows

Paul Stewart as Harry Thompson

Martin Gabel as Tomas Rienzi

Joe De Santis as Herman Schmidt

Joyce Mackenzie as Katherine Garrison Geary

Audrey Christie as Mrs. Willebrandt

Fay Baker as Alice Garrison Courtney

Jim Backus as Jim Cleary

Parley Baer as Headwaiter (uncredited)

Bill Baldwin as Man Asking for Ed Hutcheson (uncredited)

Willis Bouchey as Henry (uncredited)

Joseph Crehan as City Editor of The Standard (uncredited)

Lawrence Dobkin as Larry Hansen (uncredited)

John Doucette as Hal (uncredited)

Bess Flowers as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Robert Foulk as Rienzi's Associate (uncredited)

Raymond Greenleaf as Lawrence White (uncredited)

Dabbs Greer as Reporter (uncredited)

Thomas Browne Henry as Fenway (uncredited)

Norman Leavitt as Reporter (uncredited)

Paul Maxey as Senator (uncredited)

Kasia Orzazewski as Mrs. Schmidt (uncredited)

Fay Roope as Judge (uncredited)

Joe Sawyer as Whitey Franks (uncredited)

Phillip Terry as Lewis Schaefer (uncredited)

Frank Wilcox as Senator (uncredited)

Marjorie Holliday as

James Dean as Press Boy (uncredited)

Lovyss Bradley as Woman (uncredited)

Ralph Brooks as Newspaperman (uncredited)

Dick Cherney as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

William Forrest as Mr. Greene (uncredited)

Robert Foulk as Rienzi Associate (uncredited)

Everett Glass as Doctor Emanuel (uncredited)

Dabbs Greer as Day Reporter (uncredited)

Harry Harvey as Bill (uncredited)

Selmer Jackson as Williams (uncredited)

Nolan Leary as Court Clerk (uncredited)

Rory Mallinson as Rienzi's Associate (uncredited)

Ann McCrea as Sally Gardner (uncredited)

Joseph Mell as Lugerman (uncredited)

Forbes Murray as Newspaperman (uncredited)

Howard Negley as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Richard Neill as Newspaperman (uncredited)

Emerson Treacy as City Editor (uncredited)

Jesse White as Rienzi Associate (uncredited)

Mack Williams as Rienzi Associate (uncredited)

Barton Yarborough as Male Secretary (uncredited)

Carleton Young as Crane (uncredited)