 | George Raft als Joe Fabrini |
 | Ann Sheridan als Cassie Hartley |
 | Ida Lupino als Lana Carlsen |
 | Humphrey Bogart als Paul Fabrini |
 | Gale Page als Pearl Fabrini |
 | Alan Hale als Ed Carlsen |
 | Roscoe Karns als Irish McGurn |
 | John Litel als Harry McNamara |
 | George Tobias als George Rondolos |
 | Eddie Acuff als Driver in Cafe (uncredited) |
 | William Bendix als Driver Watching Pinball Game (uncredited) |
 | Marie Blake als Waitress (uncredited) |
 | Chet Brandenburg als Man Griping at Farnsworth (uncredited) |
 | Eddy Chandler als Driver (uncredited) |
 | Richard Clayton als Young Man (uncredited) |
 | Joyce Compton als Sue Carter (uncredited) |
 | Alan Davis als Driver (uncredited) |
| Joe Devlin als Fatso, Driver (uncredited) |
| Demetris Emanuel als Waiter (uncredited) |
 | Frank Faylen als Driver in Cafe (uncredited) |
 | Eddie Fetherston als Driver in Cafe (uncredited) |
 | Pat Flaherty als Driver in Cafe (uncredited) |
 | Bess Flowers als Party Guest (uncredited) |
 | Brenda Fowler als Prison Matron (uncredited) |
| Sol Gorss als Driver Warning About Farnsworth (uncredited) |
| Jesse Graves als Charles Culpepper (uncredited) |
 | Mack Gray als Mike, Driver (uncredited) |
 | William Haade als Tough Driver (uncredited) |
 | Charles Halton als Farnsworth (uncredited) |
 | John Hamilton als Defense Attorney (uncredited) |
| Phyllis Hamilton als Stenographer (uncredited) |
| Carl Harbaugh als Mechanic (uncredited) |
| George Haywood als Policeman at Accident (uncredited) |
| Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian als Driver (uncredited) |
 | Howard Hickman als The Judge (uncredited) |
 | Al Hill als Driver in Cafe (uncredited) |
 | J. Anthony Hughes als Reporter (uncredited) |
 | Paul Hurst als Pete Haig (uncredited) |
 | Claire James als Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Michael Jeffers als Driver (uncredited) |
 | Dorothea Kent als Sue (uncredited) |
| Mike Lally als Man Griping at Farnsworth (uncredited) |
 | Vera Lewis als Landlady (uncredited) |
 | George Lloyd als Barney (uncredited) |
 | Wilfred Lucas als Bailiff (uncredited) |
 | Frank Mayo als Motorist at Accident Scene (uncredited) |
 | Matt McHugh als Repairman (uncredited) |
| Edmund Mortimer als Extra in Courtroom (uncredited) |
 | Jack Mower als Deputy with Farnsworth (uncredited) |
 | Henry O'Neill als District Attorney (uncredited) |
 | Pedro Regas als Harry's Partner (uncredited) |
 | John Ridgely als Hank Dawson (uncredited) |
 | Ralph Sanford als Driver in Cafe (uncredited) |
| Cliff Saum als Man Outside Barney's (uncredited) |
 | Harry Semels als Leo, Cashier (uncredited) |
 | Charles Sherlock als Driver in Cafe (uncredited) |
 | Charles Sullivan als Driver in Cafe (uncredited) |
| Don Turner als Driver (uncredited) |
 | Dorothy Vaughan als Courtroom Matron (uncredited) |
| Max Wagner als Sweeney, Driver (uncredited) |
 | Billy Wayne als Repairman (uncredited) |
 | Dick Wessel als Driver in Cafe (uncredited) |
 | Frank Wilcox als Reporter (uncredited) |
 | Norman Willis als Neves, Mike's Assistant (uncredited) |
 | Charles C. Wilson als Mike Williams (uncredited) |
 | Tom Wilson als Man Outside Barney's (uncredited) |
| Jack Wise als Jake (uncredited) |
 | Lillian Yarbo als Chloe, Lana's Maid (uncredited) |
| Raoul Walsh | Director |
| Richard Macaulay | Screenplay |
| A.I. Bezzerides | Novel |
| Jerry Wald | Screenplay |
| Milo Anderson | Costume Design |
| Adolph Deutsch | Original Music Composer |
| Thomas Richards | Editor |
| Perc Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Mark Hellinger | Associate Producer |
| Arthur Edeson | Director of Photography |
| John Hughes | Art Direction |
| Hal B. Wallis | Executive Producer |
| George Hurrell Sr. | Still Photographer |
| Leo F. Forbstein | Music Director |
| Jerome Moross | Orchestrator |
| Jack L. Warner | Production Manager |
| Elmer Decker | Assistant Director |
| Byron Haskin | Special Effects |
| Arthur Lange | Orchestrator |
| Buster Wiles | Stunt Double |
| Oliver S. Garretson | Sound |
| Hans F. Koenekamp | Special Effects |
| Ed Brandenburg | Stunt Driver |
| Harvey Parry | Stunts |
| Hugo Friedhofer | Orchestrator |
