Bette Davis as Norma Roberts

Lewis Stone as Police Captain Webb

Pat O'Brien as Detective Butch Saunders

Glenda Farrell as Belle Howard Saunders

Allen Jenkins as Detective Joe Musik

Ruth Donnelly as Gwendolyn 'Pete' Harris

Hugh Herbert as Detective Hank Slade

Alan Dinehart as Therme Roberts

Marjorie Gateson as Mrs. Paul

Tad Alexander as Caesar Paul

Noel Francis as Alice Crane

Wallis Clark as Mr. Paul

Adrian Morris as Detective Irish Conlin

Clay Clement as Burton C. Kingman

Henry Kolker as Theodore Arno

George Chandler as Homer Howard

Jack Baxley as Homicide Detective (uncredited)

Harry C. Bradley as Mr. Newberry (uncredited)

Hobart Cavanaugh as Mr. Harris (uncredited)

G. Pat Collins as Man Who Will Kill Wife's Lover (uncredited)

Frank Darien as Man Identifying Daughter's Photo (uncredited)

Sol Gorss as Dock Worker (uncredited)

Grace Hayle as Lady Who Wants Her Cook Back (uncredited)

John Hyams as Apartment House Manager (uncredited)

Edward Keane as Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Edward McWade as Tom - Dock Watchman (uncredited)

Jean Muir as Louise Kane (uncredited)

Edward Pawley as Waterfront Diner Wanting Sugar (uncredited)

Dewey Robinson as Waterfront Diner Wanting Salt (uncredited)

Christian Rub as Janitor (uncredited)

Charles Sellon as Undertaker (uncredited)

John Sheehan as Tom--Morgue Attendant (uncredited)

Tom Wilson as Tony - Investigator (uncredited)

Jack Wise as Mr. Engel - Press Agent (uncredited)