"Two hoodlum brothers are brought into a hospital for gunshot wounds, and when one of them dies the other accuses their black doctor of murder."
Richard Widmark
as Ray Biddle
Linda Darnell
as Edie Johnson
Sidney Poitier
as Luther Brooks
Stephen McNally
as Dan Wharton
Mildred Joanne Smith
as Cora Brooks
Harry Bellaver
as George Biddle
Stanley Ridges
as Sam Moreland
Dots Johnson
as Lefty Jones
Robert Adler
as Louie (uncredited)
Ernest Anderson
as School Teacher (uncredited)
Jessie Arnold
as Woman (uncredited)
Eleanor Audley
as Wife (uncredited)
Polly Bailey
Betsy Blair
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Eileen Boyer
Harry Carter
as Orderly (uncredited)
Ken Christy
as Ed Kowlaski (uncredited)
Charles J. Conrad
as Doctor (uncredited)
Jack Daley
as Man (uncredited)
Ossie Davis
as John Brooks (uncredited)
Ruby Dee
as Connie Brooks (uncredited)
Wade Dumas
as Jonah (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
as Sam (uncredited)
Elzie Emanuel
as Student (uncredited)
Francine Everett
Charles Ferguson
as Man Leaving Hospital (uncredited)
Bert Freed
as Rocky Miller (uncredited)
Alyce Goering
Fred Graham
as Wilson (uncredited)
Joe Hartman
Gil Herman
Don Hicks
Ralph Hodges
as Terry (uncredited)
Ray Hyke
Thomas Ingersoll
as Priest (uncredited)
Johnnie Jallings
Berneice Janssen
as Secretary (uncredited)
Frank Jaquet
as Mr. Reilly (uncredited)
J. Louis Johnson
as Elderly Black Man (uncredited)
Stan Johnson
as Intern (uncredited)
Doris Kemper
Victor Kilian
as Father (uncredited)
Don Kohler
Jack Kruschen
as (uncredited)
Marie Lampe
Harry Lauter
Herbert Lytton
Kathy Marlowe
Charles McAvoy
as Riley (uncredited)
Eda Reiss Merin
as Nurse (uncredited)
Daniel Meyers
Howard M. Mitchell
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Al Murphy
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Frederick O'Neal
Kitty O'Neil
as Landlady (uncredited)
Frank Overton
Dick Paxton
as Johnny Biddle (uncredited)
Barbara Pepper
Maudie Prickett
William Pullen
as Ambulance Doctor (uncredited)
Amanda Randolph
as Gladys (uncredited)
Frank Richards
as Mac (uncredited)
Davis Roberts
as Heckler at Riot Meeting (uncredited)
Jerry Sheldon
Kathryn Sheldon
as Mother (uncredited)
Maude Simmons
as Luther's Mother (uncredited)
Emmett Smith
as Joe (uncredited)
Ray Teal
as Day Deputy in Hospital Prison Ward (uncredited)
Art Thompson
Gertrude Tighe
Jim Toney
as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Phil Tully
as Sergeant (uncredited)
George Tyne
as Whitey (uncredited)
Ann Tyrrell
Ruth Warren
as Sam's Wife (uncredited)
William Washington
Duke Watson
as Gas Station Attendent (uncredited)
Jasper Weldon
as Henry (uncredited)
Ruben Wendorf
as Polish Husband (uncredited)
Leola Wendorff
as Polish Wife (uncredited)
John Whitney
as Assistant (uncredited)
Mack Williams
as Husband (uncredited)
Ian Wolfe
as Watkins (uncredited)
Will Wright
as Dr. Cheney (uncredited)
Ann Morrison
Charles Flynn
as Deputy (uncredited)
Lesser Samuels
Writer
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Director
Bernard Freericks
Sound
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction
Stuart A. Reiss
Set Decoration
George W. Davis
Darryl F. Zanuck
Presenter
Thomas Little
Roger Heman Sr.
Charles LeMaire
Wardrobe Designer
Edward B. Powell
Orchestrator
Milton Krasner
Director of Photography
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer
Producer
Barbara McLean
Editor
Travilla
Costume Design
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Fred Sersen
Special Effects