 | Glenn Ford als Joe Hufford |
 | Broderick Crawford als George Knowland |
 | Millard Mitchell als Malloby |
 | Dorothy Malone als Kay Knowland |
 | Carl Benton Reid als Captain Douglas |
 | Frank Faylen als Convict Ponti |
 | Will Geer als Convict Mapes |
 | Martha Stewart als Bertie Williams |
 | Henry O'Neill als Detective Dorn |
 | Douglas Kennedy als Det. Bailey |
 | Roland Winters als Vernon Bradley, Attorney |
 | Ed Begley als Mackay, Head of Parole Board |
 | Griff Barnett als Mr. Hufford (uncredited) |
 | Jay Barney als Convict Nick - Prison Cook (uncredited) |
| Brandon Beach als Convict (uncredited) |
 | Whit Bissell als States Attorney Owens (uncredited) |
| Marshall Bradford als Parole Board Member (uncredited) |
 | Chet Brandenburg als Convict (uncredited) |
| Benny Burt als Convict Blackie (uncredited) |
 | James Bush als Guard in Kitchen (uncredited) |
| John Butler als Convict Curly (uncredited) |
 | Frank Cady als Eddie (uncredited) |
 | Charles Cane als Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) |
 | Clancy Cooper als Prison Guard (uncredited) |
 | Harry Cording als Convict in Prison Yard (uncredited) |
 | James Dime als Convict in Prison Yard (uncredited) |
 | Jimmie Dodd als Convict Grant (uncredited) |
 | John Doucette als Convict Tex (uncredited) |
| Duke Fishman als Convict in Prison Yard (uncredited) |
 | Fred Graham als Guard in Laundry (uncredited) |
| William E. Green als Dr. Masterson (uncredited) |
 | Ilka Grüning als Martha Lorry (uncredited) |
 | Richard Hale als Judge (uncredited) |
 | Chuck Hamilton als Policeman (uncredited) |
 | Harry Harvey als Parole Board Member (uncredited) |
| Bradford Hatton als Parole Board Member (uncredited) |
| Tom Kingston als Train Conductor (uncredited) |
| Robert Malcolm als Guard (uncredited) |
 | Alphonse Martell als Convict Melreau (uncredited) |
 | James Millican als Guard in Kitchen (uncredited) |
 | Eddie Parker als Guard in Laundry (uncredited) |
 | Jack Perry als Convict in Prison Yard (uncredited) |
| Vincent Renno als Freddie (uncredited) |
 | Fred F. Sears als Fingerprint Man (uncredited) |
 | Charles Sherlock als Policeman (uncredited) |
 | William Tannen als Prison Guard (uncredited) |
 | Ray Teal als Cell Block / Yard Guard (uncredited) |
| William Vedder als Whitey - 2nd Convict (uncredited) |
 | Peter Virgo als Convict Luigi (uncredited) |
 | Blackie Whiteford als Convict in Prison Yard (uncredited) |
 | Harry Wilson als Convict in Prison Yard (uncredited) |
| Jerry Bresler | Producer |
| George Duning | Original Music Composer |
| Burnett Guffey | Director of Photography |
| Fred Niblo Jr. | Screenplay |
| Seton I. Miller | Screenplay |
| William Bowers | Screenplay |
| Henry Levin | Director |
| Martin Flavin | Theatre Play |
| Al Clark | Editor |
| Frederick Briskin | Assistant Director |
| Morris Stoloff | Music Director |
| Carl Anderson | Art Direction |
| Newt Jones | Makeup Artist |
| James Crowe | Set Decoration |
| Charlsie Bryant | Script Supervisor |
| Helen Hunt | Hairstylist |
| Jack Fier | Production Manager |
