"A friendly, successful suburban teacher and father grows dangerously addicted to cortisone, resulting in his transformation into a household despot."
James Mason
as Ed Avery
Barbara Rush
as Lou Avery
Walter Matthau
as Wally Gibbs
Robert F. Simon
as Dr. Norton
Christopher Olsen
as Richie Avery
Roland Winters
as Dr. Ruric
Rusty Lane
as Bob LaPorte
Rachel Stephens
as Nurse
Kipp Hamilton
as Pat Wade
Betty Caulfield
as Mrs. LaPorte (uncredited)
Virginia Carroll
as Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
Renny McEvoy
as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
Billy Jones
as Mr. Byron (uncredited)
Dee Aaker
as Joe (uncredited)
Jerry Mathers
as Freddie (uncredited)
Portland Mason
as Nancy (uncredited)
Natalie Masters
as Mrs. Tyndall (uncredited)
Richard Collier
as Milkman (uncredited)
Lewis Charles
as Mr. McLennan (uncredited)
Gus Schilling
as Druggist (uncredited)
Alex Frazer
as Clergyman (uncredited)
Mary McAdoo
as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
Mary Carver
as Saleslady (uncredited)
Eugenia Paul
Gladys Richards
as Lab Nurse (uncredited)
David Bedell
as X-Ray Doctor (uncredited)
Joseph Mell
as Dispatcher (uncredited)
George Chester
as Janitor (uncredited)
Richard Maibaum
Screenplay
Story
Nicholas Ray
Director
Producer
Joseph MacDonald
Director of Photography
Cyril Hume
Louis R. Loeffler
Editor
David Raksin
Original Music Composer
Jack Martin Smith
Art Direction
Berton Roueché
Short Story
Walter M. Scott
Set Decoration
Lyle R. Wheeler
Eli Dunn
Assistant Director
W.D. Flick
Sound
Stuart A. Reiss
Leonard Doss
Other
Ralph Hickey
Sound Editor
Ray Kellogg
Special Effects
Harry M. Leonard
Ray Bomba
Gavin Lambert
Additional Writing
Clifford Odets
Charles LeMaire
Wardrobe Designer
Edward B. Powell
Orchestrator
Lionel Newman
Conductor
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Helen Turpin
Hairstylist
Mary Wills
Costume Design