"A gangster is unable to go straight after returning home from prison."
George Raft
as Cliff Taylor
Jane Bryan
as Peggy
William Holden
as Tim Taylor
Humphrey Bogart
as Chuck Martin
Flora Robson
as Mrs. Taylor
Paul Kelly
as Ed Kruger
Lee Patrick
as Molly
Henry O'Neill
as Parole Officer Masters
Frankie Thomas
as Tommy
Moroni Olsen
as The Warden
Margot Stevenson
as Sue
Marc Lawrence
as Lefty
Joe Downing
as Johnny
Leo Gorcey
as Jimmy
William Haade
as Shrank
Tully Marshall
as Old Peter
Maude Allen
as Seated Lady at Dance (uncredited)
Raymond Bailey
as Bookie (uncredited)
Bruce Bennett
as Rich Man (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
as Policeman Outside Garage (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey
as Bank Guard (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
as Police Driver (uncredited)
Lane Chandler
as Detective (uncredited)
Cliff Clark
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Richard Clayton
as Hired Stockboy (uncredited)
G. Pat Collins
as Alec - New 'Fish' (uncredited)
Ray Cooke
as Pinky - Tim's Mechanic (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan
as Garage Owner (uncredited)
William B. Davidson
as Montgomery (uncredited)
Joe Devlin
as Mug Who Brings Drink to Chuck (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
as Doorman (uncredited)
Robert Elliott
as Arresting Officer (uncredited)
Frank Faylen
as Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)
Sam Finn
as Spotter (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
as Worker (uncredited)
Jane Gilbert
as Young Society Lady (uncredited)
Jack Gordon
as Convict (uncredited)
Mack Gray
as Henchman Seated at Party (uncredited)
John Hamilton
as Captain Johnson (uncredited)
Bert Hanlon
as Shorty - Mug at Party (uncredited)
Lew Harvey
as Betting Room Door Guard (uncredited)
Al Hill Jr.
as Stockboy (uncredited)
Al Hill
as Getaway Driver at Bank Job (uncredited)
Max Hoffman Jr.
as Chauffeur Showing Off Car (uncredited)
William Hopper
as Society Gent in Top Hat (uncredited)
J. Anthony Hughes
as Chauffeur #2 (uncredited)
John Irwin
as Prisoner (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Walter James
Victor Kilian
as Loading Dock Foreman (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
as Cop Outside Police Station (uncredited)
Mike Lally
as Henchman Driver (uncredited)
Marion Martin
as Blonde (uncredited)
Frank Mayo
as Prison Gate Guard (uncredited)
Stan Meyers
as Dance Band Leader (uncredited)
Jack Mower
as Detective Escorting Convicts (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
as Jailhouse Lieutenant with Capt. Johnson (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
as Policeman Outside Bank (uncredited)
Allen Pomeroy
Tom Quinn
as Handcuffed Prisoner (uncredited)
John Ridgely
as Employment Clerk (uncredited)
Harry Strang
as Party Bartender (uncredited)
George Taylor
as Smitty - Returning 'Fish' (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson
Harry Wilson
Claude Wisberg
as Older Boy (uncredited)
Dorothea Wolbert
as Flower Woman (uncredited)
Frank Bruno
as Pauly (uncredited)
Chester Clute
as Butler (uncredited)
Heinz Roemheld
Original Music Composer
Warren Duff
Screenplay
James Gibbon
Editor
Jonathan Finn
Story
Ernest Haller
Director of Photography
Lloyd Bacon
Director
Max Parker
Art Direction
Hal B. Wallis
Executive Producer
Lewis E. Lawes
Novel
Louis F. Edelman
Associate Producer
Byron Haskin
Special Effects
Milo Anderson
Costume Design
Perc Westmore
Makeup Artist
Steve Trilling
Casting
Jack L. Warner
Executive In Charge Of Production
Don Alvarado
Assistant Director
Elmer Decker
Dolph Thomas
Sound
Harvey Parry
Stunts
Eugene Joseff
Other
Leo F. Forbstein
Music Director
Ray Heindorf
Orchestrator
Max Steiner
Additional Music
Earl Baldwin
Treatment
Irving Rapper
Dialogue Coach
