"Brash hoodlum Tom Connors enters Sing Sing cocksure of himself and disrespectful toward authority, but his tough but compassionate warden changes him."
Spencer Tracy
as Tommy Connors
Bette Davis
as Fay Wilson
Arthur Byron
as Warden Paul Long
Lyle Talbot
as Bud Saunders
Warren Hymer
as Hype
Louis Calhern
as Joe Finn
Spencer Charters
as Officer Daniels (uncredited)
G. Pat Collins
as Death Row Convict Mike (uncredited)
Lucille Collins
as Girl with Friend Helping Tommy (uncredited)
James Donlan
as First Reporter (uncredited)
Mike Donlin
as Inmate (uncredited)
Rockliffe Fellowes
as Friend Helping Tommy (uncredited)
Sam Godfrey
as Second Reporter (uncredited)
Betty Jane Graham
as Warden Long's Daughter (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
as Prisoner at Rockpile (uncredited)
Arthur Hoyt
as Dr. Meeker (uncredited)
Harold Huber
as Death Row Convict Tony (uncredited)
Jack La Rue
as Prisoner at Check-In (uncredited)
William Le Maire
as 'Black Jack' aka 'Eight Ball' (uncredited)
John Marston
as Man from District Attorney's Office (uncredited)
Edward McNamara
as Head Guard Richards (uncredited)
Grant Mitchell
as Tester of Convicts' IQs (uncredited)
Philip Morris
as Death Row Guard (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
as Cell Guard (uncredited)
Sam Rice
as Doorman at Bar (uncredited)
Dick Rush
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Jack Stoney
as Guard Punched by Connors (uncredited)
Harry Strang
Phil Tead
as Reporter in Crowd (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
as Convict (uncredited)
Sheila Terry
as Bud Saunders' Wife 'Babe' (uncredited)
Nella Walker
as Mrs. Long (uncredited)
Clarence Wilson
as Finn's Lawyer Morris (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
as Seated Prisoner (uncredited)
Ward Bond
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Michael Curtiz
Director
Lewis E. Lawes
Novel
Courtney Terrett
Adaptation
Robert Lord
Wilson Mizner
Screenplay
Brown Holmes
Barney McGill
Director of Photography
George Amy
Editor
Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer
Anton Grot
Art Direction
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design
Bernhard Kaun
Original Music Composer
William Forsyth
Casting Assistant