John Garfield

Tommy Gordon

Ann Sheridan

Kay Manners

Pat O'Brien

Warden Walter Long

Burgess Meredith

Steve Rockford

Henry O'Neill

District Attorney

Jerome Cowan

Ed Crowley

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Mike Cagle

John Litel

Prison Chaplain

Margot Stevenson

Ann Rockford

Willard Robertson

Ragan

Edward Pawley

Black Jack

Billy Wayne

Pete

Nedda Harrigan

Mrs. Long

Wade Boteler

Principal Keeper

Barbara Pepper

Goldie

Robert Strange

Joe Morris

Eddie Acuff

Bill - Prisoner Dispensing Clothing (uncredited)

Ernie Adams

Kelner - the Fink (uncredited)

Nat Carr

Reporter (uncredited)

Eddy Chandler

Intake Guard (uncredited)

Loia Cheaney

Lady in Room 611 (uncredited)

Cliff Clark

Prison Guard Sergeant (uncredited)

Richard Clayton

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Michael Conroy

Newsboy (uncredited)

Clyde Courtright

Train Conductor (uncredited)

Alan Davis

Guard (uncredited)

Joe Downing

Gangster in Car (uncredited)

Ralph Dunn

Court Clerk Reading Verdict (uncredited)

Jay Eaton

Dance Partner of 'Sweetheart' in Nightclub (uncredited)

Frank Faylen

Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty

Stretcher Attendant (uncredited)

James Flavin

Death Row Guard (uncredited)

Brenda Fowler

Nurse (uncredited)

Edward Gargan

Death Row Guard (uncredited)

Sol Gorss

Silent Gangster in Car (uncredited)

Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian

First Prisoner (uncredited)

Howard Hickman

The Judge (uncredited)

Max Hoffman Jr.

Warden's Clerk (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

Jury Foreman (uncredited)

Robert Homans

Clyde Burton - the Detective Escort (uncredited)