James Cagney

Lew Marsh

Phyllis Thaxter

Paula Copeland

Raymond Massey

John Ives

James Gleason

Charley Dolan

Gig Young

Boyd Copeland

Selena Royle

Mrs. Dolly Copeland

Larry Keating

Julian Cuscaden

Charlita

Maria Diego

Sheldon Leonard

Lennie Garr

Douglas Spencer

Ike Bashaw

John Kellogg

Don Bell

William Bakewell

Hal Ortman

John Alvin

Travis Ashbourne - Reporter

Jack Carr

Cully Yates (uncredited)

Henry Blair

Bobby - Copy Boy(uncredited)

Oliver Blake

Al - Bartender at Blue Pencil(uncredited)

Morgan Brown

Bartender (uncredited)

Steve Carruthers

Steve - Newspaperman (uncredited)

King Donovan

Kip Zunches (uncredited)

James Flavin

Russ - Homicide Captain (uncredited)

Kathleen Freeman

Lil - Newspaper Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

Terry Frost

Police Fingerprint Technician (uncredited)

Dick Gordon

Eddie - Club Stage Manager (uncredited)

Creighton Hale

Newspaperman (uncredited)

John Halloran

Bartender (uncredited)

Harry Lauter

Cameron - Ives' Pilot (uncredited)

Hank Mann

Newspaper Staffer (uncredited)

Frank Marlowe

Bucky Blake (uncredited)

Torben Meyer

Delmar - Ives' Auto Mechanic (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Jack Mower

Newspaperman (uncredited)

Paul Panzer

Fritz - Newspaper Artist (uncredited)

Richard Reeves

Moving Man (uncredited)

Grandon Rhodes

Dr. Ross (Uncredited)

Rosa Turich

Mexican Woman (Uncredited)