"A crime reporter writes book to expose names and methods of the criminal leaders. He is held on a charge after refusing to explain how he got his information, but is released and helps to expose the syndicate."
Leo Carrillo
as Anthony Charles 'Tony' Marlow
Tom Neal
as Jim Riley
Martha Tilton
as Betty Van Cleve, aka Betty Egan
Lionel Atwill
as Pat Coyle
Grant Mitchell
as Wayne Clark
Sheldon Leonard
as Capt. Ferrone
Harry Shannon
as Police Commissioner Collins
Danny Morton
as Bugs Kelley aka Mike Egan
Virginia Vale
as Trixie Waters
Don Beddoe
as Deputy District Attorney Dixon
George Meeker
as Barry North
Rod Rogers
as Henchman Val Lucas
Ed Cronley
as Sgt. Hayes
Jack Gordon
as Jud Stecker
Monk Friedman
as Convict
Edward Biby
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Wade Crosby
as Mobster (uncredited)
Crahan Denton
as Vannie Denton (uncredited)
Sam Flint
as Judge Poole (uncredited)
Ben Frommer
Kenneth Gibson
Herman Hack
as Carnival Worker (uncredited)
Sam Harris
as Grand Juror (uncredited)
Harry Harvey
as City Editor (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins
as Carnival Barker (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
as Board Member (uncredited)
I. Stanford Jolley
Eddie Kane
as Head Waiter (uncredited)
Mike Lally
as Detective (uncredited)
Nolan Leary
Carl M. Leviness
Wilbur Mack
Michael Mark
as Lutz, Cafe Waiter (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe
as Bill the Cab Driver (uncredited)
Thomas Martin
as Waiter (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
Howard M. Mitchell
as Police Sgt. (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Richard Neill
Paul Power
Stanley Price
as Eddie Garr (uncredited)
Jack Rockwell
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Gene Roth
as Big Ed Johnson (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Robert Strange
Emmett Vogan
as District Attorney Conroy (uncredited)
Raymond L. Schrock
Writer
James S. Brown Jr.
Director of Photography
Martin Mooney
Novel
Producer
Leon Fromkess
Lew Landers
Director
Walter Greene
Original Music Composer
Max M. Hutchinson
Sound