Van Johnson

Bert Bell

Faye Emerson

Gladys Wayne

George Meeker

'Scoop' Conner

Frank Wilcox

Randall

Tod Andrews

Dapper Dan Malloy (as Michael Ames)

Joseph Crehan

Ainslee

Roland Drew

Mile-Away Gordon

Ruth Ford

Irene Gordon

Joe Devlin

Motorcycle cop

William Gould

Prison Warden

Douglas Wood

Burgen

John Maxwell

Prison Doctor

Henry Hall

Chaplain

Fred Kelsey

"Screw"

William Hopper

Reporter

Bill Edwards

Reporter

Patrick McVey

Chief Electrician (as Pat McVeigh)

Dick Rich

Death House Guard

Ray Montgomery

Young Reporter (uncredited)

William Phillips

Mike - Henchman (as Bill Phillips)

Jack Mower

Ramstead - Captain of the Guards

Creighton Hale

Ritter - Warden's Secretary