Van Heflin as Gordon McKay

Marsha Hunt as Jane Mitchell

Lee Bowman as Gerald I. Ladimer

Samuel S. Hinds as Mayor Daniels

Cliff Clark as Captain Lynch

Eddie Quillan as Eddie Wright

John Litel as Matty

Cathy Lewis as Bessie Wright (as Catherine Lewis)

Nella Walker as Mrs. Daniels

Robert Blake as Boy in Car (uncredited)

Leon Belasco as Chris Spyro - Cook (uncredited)

Margaret Bert as Miss Huser - Mayor's Secretary (uncredited)

Eugene Borden as Pierre - Headwaiter (uncredited)

Roy Brent as Suspect (uncredited)

George M. Carleton as Taggart - Third Politician (uncredited)

Eddy Chandler as Rosson - Detective Grilling Eddie (uncredited)

Ken Christy as Police Chief Spencer (uncredited)

Mark Daniels as Reporter (uncredited)

Paul Fix as Allison Stacy (uncredited)

James Flavin as Keenan - Detective Grilling Eddie (uncredited)

Howard Hickman as Clemence - First Politician (uncredited)

Al Hill as Henchman Collecting from Eddie (uncredited)

Edward Keane as Forsythe - Second Politician (uncredited)

William Lally as Mack - Detective (uncredited)

Mitchell Lewis as Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited)

Jack Sterling as Steve - Detective (uncredited)

Emmett Vogan as Novak - Detective Grilling Eddie (uncredited)

Ava Gardner as

George Lloyd as