Bette Davis as Arlene Bradford

Donald Woods as Tony Sterling

Margaret Lindsay as Valkyr 'Val' Bradford

Lyle Talbot as Spencer Carlton

Hugh Herbert as Izzy Wright

Arthur Byron as Everett Bradford

Robert Barrat as Thorne

Henry O'Neill as Oren Porter

Irving Pichel as Jake Bello

Douglass Dumbrille as Joshua Mayard

Alan Hale as Chief O'Malley

Gordon Westcott as Joe Bello

Charles C. Wilson as Detective Sergeant O'Hagen

Harold Minjir as Archie Van Ness

William Demarest as Spike Smith

Douglas Cosgrove as Detective Lieutenant Davis

William B. Davidson as Editor Joe Hogue

George Chandler as Taxi Driver

Skippy as Ragsy (uncredited)

Dick French as Dick, Bandleader (Uncredited)

Harry Seymour as Bill (Uncredited)

Eddie Shubert as Officer Daly (Uncredited)

Dennis O'Keefe as Van Brugh, Reporter (Uncredited)

Lester Dorr as Reporter (Uncredited)

Wong Chung as Chinese Cook (Uncredited)

Selmer Jackson as Radio Announcer (Uncredited)

Harold Entwistle as Information Clerk (Uncredited)

Wallis Clark as Accountant (Uncredited)

Ralph Brooks as Musician (Uncredited)

Henry Otho as Man in Mayard's Office (Uncredited)

Hal Price as Bartender (Uncredited)

Leo White as Waiter (Uncredited)

Donna Mae Roberts as Restaurant Patron (Uncredited)

Edward Peil Sr. as Police Sergeant (Uncredited)

Dick Rush as Police Officer with Machine Gun (Uncredited)

Monte Vandergrift as First Detective (Uncredited)

Everett Sullivan as Second Detective (Uncredited)

Loretta Andrews as Girl in Restaurant (Uncredited)

Virginia Dabney as Girl in Restaurant (Uncredited)

Renee Whitney as Girl in Jake's Office (Uncredited)