Richard Barthelmess
— Jerry Larrabee
Betty Compson
— Alice Gray
William Holden
— Prison Warden
Louis Natheaux
— Spadoni
George E. Stone
— Blackie
Ray Turner
— Elevator Boy
Gladden James
— Jerry's Manager
Ernie Adams
— Ex-Con in Alley (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
— Jerry's Guest (uncredited)
Ruth Cherrington
— Actress Backstage Who Locks Door (uncredited)
James Conaty
— Attorney at Trial (uncredited)
Richard Cramer
— Prison Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Edwards Davis
— Prison Chaplain (uncredited)
Sally Eilers
— Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)
Jim Farley
— Plainclothesman with Sergeant (uncredited)
Sherry Hall
— Prison Phone Operator (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
— Prison Photographer (uncredited)
Pat Harmon
— Bartender (uncredited)
Ernest Hilliard
— Literary Club Host (uncredited)
Bob Kortman
— Prison Guard (uncredited)
Louis Mercier
— Friend at Barney's (uncredited)
Robert Emmett O'Connor
— Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Virginia Sale
— Noisy Lady in Audience (uncredited)
Randolph Scott
— Audience Member (0:56) (uncredited)
Harry Semels
— Telephone Informer / Friend at Barney's (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
— Friend at Barney's (uncredited)
Blue Washington
— Prisoner in Bathtub (uncredited)