Sterling Hayden
— Johnny Clay
Coleen Gray
— Fay
Vince Edwards
— Val Cannon
Jay C. Flippen
— Marvin Unger
Ted de Corsia
— Randy Kennan
Marie Windsor
— Sherry Peatty
Elisha Cook Jr.
— George Peatty
Joe Sawyer
— Mike O'Reilly
James Edwards
— Track Parking Attendant
Timothy Carey
— Nikki Arcane
Kola Kwariani
— Maurice Oboukhoff
Jay Adler
— Leo the Loanshark
Tito Vuolo
— Joe Piano - motel manager
Dorothy Adams
— Mrs. Ruthie O'Reilly
Herbert Ellis
— 2nd American Airlines Clerk
James Griffith
— Mr. Grimes
Cecil Elliott
— Lady with Small Dog
Joe Turkel
— Tiny
Steve Mitchell
— Brown - American Airlines Clerk
Mary Carroll
— Woman Asking Kennan for Help
William Benedict
— American Airlines Clerk
Charles Cane
— Plainclothesman at Airport
Robert B. Williams
— Plainclothesman at Airport
Tom Coleman
— Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
— Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
John George
— Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Art Gilmore
— Narrator (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
— Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
— Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Sol Gorss
— Track Guard Slugged by Johnny (uncredited)