 | Richard Widmark als Lt. Willard Francis Slattery |
 | Linda Darnell als Mrs. Aggie Hobson |
 | Veronica Lake als Dolores Grieves |
 | John Russell als Lt. F.A. 'Hobbie' Hobson |
 | Gary Merrill als Cmdr E.T. Kramer |
 | Walter Kingsford als R.J. Milne |
 | Raymond Greenleaf als Adm. William F. Ollenby |
 | Stanley Waxman als Frank |
 | Joe De Santis als Gregory (as Joseph De Santis) |
 | Tom Coleman als Bartender (uncredited) |
 | John Davidson als Maitre D' (uncredited) |
| Ted Jordan als Radarman (uncredited) |
 | Robert Patten als Lieutenant at Desk (uncredited) |
 | Gene Reynolds als Control Tower Operator (uncredited) |
 | Dick Wessel als Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| Richard Murphy | Screenplay |
| Herman Wouk | Novel |
| Cyril J. Mockridge | Music |
| Charles G. Clarke | Director of Photography |
| André de Toth | Director |
| Bruce MacDonald | Set Decoration |
| Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Darryl F. Zanuck | Executive Producer |
| Albert Hogsett | Art Direction |
| William Perlberg | Producer |
| Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Robert L. Simpson | Editor |
| Kay Nelson | Costume Design |
| Elaine Ramsey | Hairstylist |
| Eugene Richee | Still Photographer |
