Dana Andrews

Character: Lt. Ted Stryker

Linda Darnell

Character: Ellen Stryker

Sterling Hayden

Character: Captain Martin Treleaven

Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch

Character: Capt. Bill Wilson

Geoffrey Toone

Character: Dr. Baird

Jerry Paris

Character: Tony Decker

Peggy King

Character: Stewardess Janet Turner

Charles Quinlivan

Character: Harry Burdick

Patricia Tiernan

Character: Mrs. Joan Wilson

Steve London

Character: First Officer Walt Stewart

Jo Ann Wade

Character: Treleaven's Baby Sitter

Ray Ferrell

Character: Joey Stryker

John Ashley

Character: TV Singer

Willis Bouchey

Character: RCAF Doctor

Maxine Cooper

Character: Sick Plane Passenger

David Thursby

Character: Whitmond

Noel Drayton

Character: Vancouver Control Man

Fintan Meyler

Character: Hysterical Woman

Larry Thor

Character: Vancouver Radio Dispatcher

Russell Thorson

Character: Vancouver Flight Dispatcher

Robert Stevenson

Character: Calgary Operator

Mary Newton

Character: Plane Passenger with Rosary Beads

Will Sage

Character: Vancouver Radar Controller

Will J. White

Character: Vancouver Policeman

Hope Summers

Character: Older Woman

Richard Keith

Character: Calgary Station Manager

Arthur Hanson

Character: Toer Operator

Roy Gordon

Character: Frank Graham

Woody Chambliss

Character: Reporter (uncredited)

William Conrad

Character: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Fred Fisher

Character: Plane Passenger (uncredited)

Rudy Germane

Character: Plane Passenger (uncredited)

James Gonzalez

Character: Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Herschel Graham

Character: Editor (uncredited)

Duane Grey

Character: Plane Passenger (uncredited)

S. John Launer

Character: Vancouver Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

James Maloney

Character: Plane Passenger (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

Character: Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

Monty O'Grady

Character: Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Katherine Warren

Character: Mrs. Purdy (uncredited)

John Zaremba

Character: Passenger with Sick Wife (uncredited)