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

Willard Robertson

Ragan

Billy Wayne

Pete

Wade Boteler

Principal Keeper

Barbara Pepper

Goldie

Ernie Adams

Kelner - the Fink (uncredited)

Eddy Chandler

Intake Guard (uncredited)

Cliff Clark

Prison Guard Sergeant (uncredited)

Richard Clayton

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Ralph Dunn

Court Clerk Reading Verdict (uncredited)

Frank Faylen

Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty

Stretcher Attendant (uncredited)

James Flavin

Death Row Guard (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)

Stuart Holmes

Jury Foreman (uncredited)

Robert Homans

Clyde Burton - the Detective Escort (uncredited)

William Hopper

Reporter (uncredited)

Paul Hurst

Guard (uncredited)

Thomas E. Jackson

Seated Reporter on Train (uncredited)

John Lester Johnson

Black Prisoner (uncredited)

Eddie Kane

Nightclub Manager (uncredited)

John Kelly

Rockpile Convict (uncredited)

Mike Lally

Machine Shop Guard (uncredited)

Frank Mayo

Visitor Room Guard (uncredited)

Grant Mitchell

Dr. Ames - the Psychologist (uncredited)

Howard M. Mitchell

Policeman (uncredited)

Adrian Morris

Prisoner (uncredited)

Jack Mower

Night Guard Shooting Tear Gas (uncredited)

Pat O'Malley

Guard (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

Visitor Room Guard (uncredited)

Frank Puglia

Tony - Prisoner in Death Row (uncredited)

Bob Reeves

(uncredited)

John J. Richardson

Prisoner (uncredited)

John Ridgely

Intake Guard (uncredited)

Charles Sherlock

Night Guard Shooting Tear Gas (uncredited)

Robert R. Stephenson

Sailor (uncredited)

Harry Strang

Vistor's Room Guard (uncredited)

Frank Sully

Second Prisoner (uncredited)

Emmett Vogan

Standing Reporter on Train (uncredited)

Dick Wessel

Convict Messenger (uncredited)

Tom Wilson

Convict in Yard (uncredited)