"An ex-con trying to go straight must face a crazed criminal out for revenge."
Victor Mature
as Nick Bianco
Brian Donlevy
as Assistant D.A. Louis D'Angelo
Coleen Gray
as Nettie Cavallo
Richard Widmark
as Tommy Udo
Taylor Holmes
as Earl Howser
Howard Smith
as Warden
Karl Malden
as Sgt. William Cullen
Anthony Ross
as 'Big Ed' Williams (uncredited)
Robert Adler
as Detective (uncredited)
Rollin Bauer
as Sing Sing Guard (uncredited)
Harry Bellaver
as Bull Weed (uncredited)
Dennis Bohan
as Guard (uncredited)
Nina Borget
as Cashier (uncredited)
Susan Cabot
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Alexander Campbell
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Harry Carter
Dort Clark
as Man in Car (uncredited)
Eva Condon
as Nun at Orphanage (uncredited)
Harry Cooke
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Harold Crane
as Mr. Moremann (uncredited)
James Doody
Mildred Dunnock
as Mrs. Rizzo (uncredited)
Arthur Foran Jr.
David Fresco
as Waiter (uncredited)
Harold Gary
as Doorman (uncredited)
Don Giovanni
as Tommy's Henchman (uncredited)
Marilee Grassini
as Rosaria (uncredited)
James Charles J.C. Heard
as Jazz Drummer (uncredited)
Eda Heinemann
as Mrs. Keller (uncredited)
Lou Herbert
as Policeman (uncredited)
Herbert Holcombe
as City Jail Guard (uncredited)
Arthur Holland
Harry Kadison
Robert Karnes
Ronald King
as Larry Young (uncredited)
Arthur Kramer
as Mr. Sulla (uncredited)
John Kullers
as Prisoner (uncredited)
Harry Landers
as Convict (uncredited)
Perc Launders
as Lieutenant (uncredited)
Franklyn Lenthall
as Man (uncredited)
Paul Lilly
Pat Malone
Iris Mann
as Congetta (uncredited)
John Marley
Gregg Martell
Charles McClelland
Norman McKay
as Capt. Dolan (uncredited)
Richard Midgley
Carl Milletaire
as Customer (uncredited)
Millard Mitchell
Mary Morrison
as Mother Superior (uncredited)
Consuela O'Connor
as Girl (uncredited)
Gloria O'Connor
William O'Leary
Wendell K. Phillips
as Tony 'Pep' Mangone (uncredited)
Yvonne Rob
Stephen Roberts
Mel Ruick
as Moremann's Assistant (uncredited)
Jack Rutherford
Lee Sanford
as Chips Cooney (uncredited)
Bernard Sell
George Shelton
Irene Shirley
as Nun (uncredited)
J. Scott Smart
as (uncredited)
A. George Smith
John Stearns
as Harris (uncredited)
Richard Taber
Victor Thorley
Lawrence Tiernan
Tito Vuolo
as Luigi (uncredited)
Milton Wallace
Jesse White
Bill Zuckert
Frank De Kova
as Con Library (uncredited)
Henry Hathaway
Director
Ben Hecht
Screenplay
Charles Lederer
Lionel Newman
Conductor
Fred Sersen
Visual Effects
Eleazar Lipsky
Story
Philip Dunne
Additional Writing
Charles Hall
Unit Manager
Raymond A. Klune
Production Manager
Rod Amateau
Stunts
Sam Benson
Wardrobe Supervisor
Charles LeMaire
Wardrobe Designer
Earle Hagen
Orchestrator
Fred Kohlmar
Producer
David Buttolph
Original Music Composer
Norbert Brodine
Director of Photography
J. Watson Webb Jr.
Editor
Leland Fuller
Art Direction
Lyle R. Wheeler
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
Abe Steinberg
Assistant Director
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
W.D. Flick
Sound
Roger Heman Sr.
