Glenda Farrell
— Torchy Blane
Barton MacLane
— Steve McBride
Tom Kennedy
— Gahagan
John Miljan
— Dr. Dolan
Frank Shannon
— Captain McTavish
Joe Cunningham
— Maxie - Editor
George Guhl
— Desk Sergeant Graves
Joe Downing
— Spuds O'Brien
Irving Bacon
— Hubert Ward
John Butler
— Chuck Ball
Charles Richman
— Mayor John Saunders
John Harron
— Dibble
Fern Barry
— Secretary (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey
— Dolan's Butler (uncredited)
Tommy Bupp
— Urchin (uncredited)
Glen Cavender
— Store Customer (uncredited)
Jimmy Conlin
— Coroner (uncredited)
Alice Connors
— Secretary (uncredited)
Hal Craig
— Detective Dexter (uncredited)
Jack Daley
— Fred C. Tyler - Second Editor (uncredited)
Joe Devlin
— Stone - Dolan Henchman (uncredited)
Frank Fanning
— Detective (uncredited)
Walter Fenner
— Mr. Skinner - Star Publisher (uncredited)
Chester Gan
— Ling - Ward's Assistant (uncredited)
Jack A. Goodrich
— Photographer at Murder Scene (uncredited)
Eddie Graham
— Monk - Henchman (uncredited)
Kit Guard
— Kidnap Henchman with Torchy (uncredited)
Kenneth Harlan
— Stan - Star Advertising Manager (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
— Mr. James (uncredited)
Tom McGuire
— Detective Tom (uncredited)