Spencer Tracy
— Jim Carter
Claire Trevor
— Elizabeth "Betty" McWade Carter
Scotty Beckett
— Alexander "Sonny" Carter
Henry B. Walthall
— Pop McWade
Alan Dinehart
— Jonesy
Rita Hayworth
— Dancer
Willard Robertson
— Inspector Harris
Morgan Wallace
— Captain Morgan
Robert Gleckler
— Dean
Russell Hicks
— Prosecuting Attorney
Frank Conroy
— Defense Attorney
George Irving
— Judge
Andrea Leeds
— Anna
John George
— Abdullah (uncredited)