 | Spencer Tracy als Tommy Connors |
 | Bette Davis als Fay Wilson |
 | Arthur Byron als Warden Paul Long |
 | Lyle Talbot als Bud Saunders |
 | Warren Hymer als Hype |
 | Louis Calhern als Joe Finn |
 | Spencer Charters als Officer Daniels (uncredited) |
 | G. Pat Collins als Death Row Convict Mike (uncredited) |
 | Lucille Collins als Girl with Friend Helping Tommy (uncredited) |
 | James Donlan als First Reporter (uncredited) |
 | Mike Donlin als Inmate (uncredited) |
 | Rockliffe Fellowes als Friend Helping Tommy (uncredited) |
| Sam Godfrey als Second Reporter (uncredited) |
 | Betty Jane Graham als Warden Long's Daughter (uncredited) |
| Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian als Prisoner at Rockpile (uncredited) |
 | Arthur Hoyt als Dr. Meeker (uncredited) |
 | Harold Huber als Death Row Convict Tony (uncredited) |
 | Jack La Rue als Prisoner at Check-In (uncredited) |
| William Le Maire als 'Black Jack' aka 'Eight Ball' (uncredited) |
 | John Marston als Man from District Attorney's Office (uncredited) |
 | Edward McNamara als Head Guard Richards (uncredited) |
 | Grant Mitchell als Tester of Convicts' IQs (uncredited) |
| Philip Morris als Death Row Guard (uncredited) |
 | Frank O'Connor als Cell Guard (uncredited) |
| Sam Rice als Doorman at Bar (uncredited) |
| Dick Rush als Prison Guard (uncredited) |
 | Jack Stoney als Guard Punched by Connors (uncredited) |
 | Harry Strang als Prison Guard (uncredited) |
 | Phil Tead als Reporter in Crowd (uncredited) |
 | Harry Tenbrook als Convict (uncredited) |
 | Sheila Terry als Bud Saunders' Wife 'Babe' (uncredited) |
 | Nella Walker als Mrs. Long (uncredited) |
 | Clarence Wilson als Finn's Lawyer Morris (uncredited) |
 | Harry Wilson als Seated Prisoner (uncredited) |
 | Ward Bond als Police Officer (uncredited) |
| Lewis E. Lawes | Novel |
| Michael Curtiz | Director |
| Courtney Terrett | Adaptation |
| George Amy | Editor |
| Wilson Mizner | Screenplay |
| Robert Lord | Adaptation |
| Barney McGill | Director of Photography |
| Brown Holmes | Screenplay |
| Anton Grot | Art Direction |
| Darryl F. Zanuck | Producer |
| Orry-Kelly | Costume Design |
| Bernhard Kaun | Original Music Composer |
| William Forsyth | Casting Assistant |
