Terry-Thomas

Character: Billy Gordon

George Cole

Character: Fingers

Brenda De Banzie

Character: Lucy Gordon

Bernard Bresslaw

Character: Snowdrop

Joe Melia

Character: Whisper

Sidney James

Character: Sid

Vera Day

Character: Charmaine

Delphi Lawrence

Character: Beryl

John Le Mesurier

Character: Magistrate

Sydney Tafler

Character: Solicitor

Rosalie Ashley

Character: Angela Gordon

Nicholas Parsons

Character: Tommy Weston

Terry Scott

Character: Policeman James Smith

Vilma Ann Leslie

Character: Girl Journalist

Edie Martin

Character: Gordon's Mother

Tutte Lemkow

Character: Swarthy Man

John Stuart

Character: Inspector Jensen

Victor Brooks

Character: Court Usher (uncredited)

Arthur Brough

Character: Old Tramp (uncredited)

Cyril Chamberlain

Character: Chief Fire Officer (uncredited)

Arthur Dibbs

Character: Official (uncredited)

Norman Fisher

Character: Man in Street (uncredited)

Tony Jason

Character: Man at Court (uncredited)

Kenneth Kove

Character: Vicar (uncredited)

Sam Kydd

Character: Tramp (uncredited)

Edward Malin

Character: Charlie (uncredited)

Mary Maxfield

Character: Woman in Street (uncredited)

Wally Patch

Character: Sergeant / Court Usher (uncredited)

Howard Pays

Character: Policeman at Hearse (uncredited)

Jack Silk

Character: Officer in Court (uncredited)

Robert Vossler

Character: Detective (uncredited)

Joe Wadham

Character: Fireman (uncredited)

Eric Wetherell

Character: Man in Street (uncredited)

Ron Whitwell

Character: Sergeant (uncredited)

Neil Wilson

Character: Sergeant Smail (uncredited)