Dana Andrews

Character: Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon

Gene Tierney

Character: Morgan Taylor

Bert Freed

Character: Det. Sgt. Paul Klein

Gary Merrill

Character: Tommy Scalise

Karl Malden

Character: Det. Lt. Thomas

Tom Tully

Character: Jiggs Taylor

Ruth Donnelly

Character: Martha

Craig Stevens

Character: Ken Paine

Fred Aldrich

Character: Detective at Staff Meeting (uncredited)

Tom Coleman

Character: Detective at Staff Meeting (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

Character: Detective at Staff Meeting (uncredited)

Ian MacDonald

Character: Detective Casey (uncredited)

John McGuire

Character: Detective Gertessen (uncredited)

Clarence Straight

Character: Detective (uncredited)

Robert B. Williams

Character: Detective (uncredited)

Phil Tully

Character: Det. Ted Benson, 16th Precinct (uncredited)

Don Appell

Character: Willie Bender (uncredited)

Tony Barr

Character: Hoodlum (uncredited)

John Daheim

Character: Scalise Hoodlum (uncredited)

Neville Brand

Character: Steve, Scalise Hood (uncredited)

Herbert Lytton

Character: Joe, Scalise Hood (uncredited)

Lou Nova

Character: Ernie, Scalise Hood (uncredited)

Eddie Borden

Character: Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Character: Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)

Barry Brooks

Character: Thug (uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

Character: Railroad Baggage Clerk (uncredited)

Oleg Cassini

Character: Oleg the Fashion Designer (uncredited)

John Close

Character: Hanson (uncredited)

Clancy Cooper

Character: Police Desk Sergeant Murphy (uncredited)

Charles Tannen

Character: Police Radio Dispatcher #79 (voice) (uncredited)

Ray Spiker

Character: Policeman (uncredited)

Sayre Dearing

Character: Man at Dice Table / Passerby (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

Character: Passerby (uncredited)

Bob Evans

Character: Sweatshirt (uncredited)

Robert Foulk

Character: Fenney (uncredited)

Joseph Granby

Character: Fat Man (uncredited)

Kathleen Hughes

Character: Secretary (uncredited)

Lou Krugman

Character: Mike Williams (uncredited)

Louise Lorimer

Character: Mrs. Jackson (uncredited)

Eda Reiss Merin

Character: Mrs. Shirley Klein (uncredited)

Grayce Mills

Character: Mrs. Tribaum, Paine's Landlady (uncredited)

Harry von Zell

Character: Mr. Morrison (uncredited)

David McMahon

Character: Harrington (uncredited)

Peggy O'Connor

Character: Model (uncredited)

Shirley Tegge

Character: Model (uncredited)

Robert Patten

Character: Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Stephen Roberts

Character: Gilruth (uncredited)

Lester Sharpe

Character: Friedman, Morgan's Employer (uncredited)

Robert F. Simon

Character: Insp. Nicholas Foley (uncredited)

Larry Thompson

Character: Riley (uncredited)

Chili Williams

Character: Teddy (uncredited)

Mack Williams

Character: Jerry Morris, Attorney (uncredited)

Anthony George

Character: Scalise Hoodlum (uncredited)

David Bauer

Character: Sid Kramer

Charles Flynn

Character: Policeman Schwartz (uncredited)