Sterling Hayden
— Tall Convict
Geraldine Page
— Young Woman
Milton Selzer
— Second Convict
James Westerfield
— Warden
Malcolm Atterbury
— The Doctor
Sandy Kenyon
— The Deputy
Marc Lawrence
— The Cajun
Len Lesser
— Man with Gun
Richard LePore
— Man on Cotton House
Naomi Stevens
— Woman on Shanty Boat
Stafford Repp
— Steamboat Captain
Jamie Forster
— Motor Boat Pilot
Alvin Childress
— Farmer on Levee
Clegg Hoyt
— Army Officer
Bob Duggan
— Steam Launch Pilot
Ned Roberts
— Machine Gun Sergeant
Melvyn Douglas
— Self - Host