Dana Andrews
State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey
Lee J. Cobb
Chief Harold F. 'Robbie' Robinson
Sam Levene
Morning Record's Reporter Dave Woods
Bert Freed
Herron, a Man in Alley Mob
Reed Hadley
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Brian Keith
Man in Mob Behind Courthouse (uncredited)
Karl Malden
Det. Lt. White (uncredited)
Frank Overton
Man in Mob Behind Courthouse (uncredited)
Harry Landers
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
J
James Dobson
Bill - Cub Reporter (uncredited)
William Challee
Whitney - Harvey's Assistant (uncredited)