Barbara Stanwyck

as Melsa Manton

Henry Fonda

as Peter Ames

Sam Levene

as Lieutenant Brent

Frances Mercer

as Helen Frayne

Stanley Ridges

as Edward Norris

Whitney Bourne

as Pat James

Vickie Lester

as Kit Beverly

Ann Evers

as Lee Wilson

Catherine O'Quinn

as Dora Fenton

Linda Perry

as Myra Frost

Eleanor Hansen

as Jane

Hattie McDaniel

as Hilda

James Burke

as Sullivan

Paul Guilfoyle

as Bat Regan

Penny Singleton

as Frances Glesk

Leona Maricle

as Sheila Lane

Kay Sutton

as Gloria Hamilton

Miles Mander

as Fred Thomas

John Qualen

as Night Watchman at Subway Construction Site

Grady Sutton

as Secretary to District Attorney

Olin Howland

as Mr. X, the Safecracker

Frank Anthony

as Policeman (uncredited)

Irving Bacon

as Spangler, the Process Server (uncredited)

Harry A. Bailey

as Booking Sergeant (uncredited)

Ed Brady

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Lynton Brent

as Clerk (uncredited)

John Butler

as Waiter (uncredited)

Harry Campbell

as Harold (uncredited)

James Carlisle

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Eddy Chandler

as Detective with Machine Gun (uncredited)

George Chandler

as Newspaper Staff (uncredited)

William Corson

as Ronnie Belden (uncredited)

Tom Costello

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Wade Crosby

as Writer (uncredited)

Virginia Dabney

as Secretary (uncredited)

George DeNormand

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Mary Jo Desmond

as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Paul Everton

as Newspaper Editor (uncredited)

Harry Fleischmann

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

as Guest at Charity Ball (uncredited)

Byron Foulger

as Assistant News Editor (uncredited)

Otto Fries

as Homicide Detective (uncredited)

Charles Halton

as Popsie (uncredited)

Vinton Hayworth

as Peter's Secretary (uncredited)

Donald Kerr

as Ben - Melsa's Chauffeur (uncredited)

Mike Lally

as Las Palmas Club Dance Floor Extra (uncredited)

Buck Mack

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

George Magrill

as Policeman (uncredited)

Matt McHugh

as Frisco - False Waiter (uncredited)

Charles McMurphy

as Policeman (uncredited)

Robert Middlemass

as District Attorney (uncredited)

Lillian Miles

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Robert Mitchell

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Leonard Mudie

as Managing Editor (uncredited)

Ted Oliver

as Detective (uncredited)

Emory Parnell

as Doorman (uncredited)

Harvey Parry

as Stuntman (uncredited)

Gerald Pierce

as Newsboy (uncredited)

Fred Rapport

as Headwaiter (uncredited)

Jack Rice

as Hospital Doctor (uncredited)

Walter Sande

as Jim - Investigator for Peter (uncredited)

Buster Slaven

as Messenger Boy with Telegrams (uncredited)

Cy Slocum

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Michael Stark

as Plainclothesman (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Jean Stevens

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Brick Sullivan

as Police Detective (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

William Tannen

as Drunk Who Trips in Las Palmas Club (uncredited)

Carlie Taylor

as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Edward Thomas

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Charles Trowbridge

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Russell Wade

as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Pauline Wagner

as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Pierre Watkin

as Mr. Fenton (uncredited)

Barrett Whitelaw

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Douglas Williams

as Policeman (uncredited)

Clarence Wilson

as Norris' Attorney (uncredited)

Jane Woodworth

as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Oliver Cross

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Tom Ferrandini

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)