John Garfield
— Tommy Gordon
Ann Sheridan
— Kay Manners
Pat O'Brien
— Warden Walter Long
Burgess Meredith
— Steve Rockford
Henry O'Neill
— District Attorney
Jerome Cowan
— Ed Crowley
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
— Mike Cagle
John Litel
— Prison Chaplain
Margot Stevenson
— Ann Rockford
Willard Robertson
— Ragan
Edward Pawley
— Black Jack
Billy Wayne
— Pete
Nedda Harrigan
— Mrs. Long
Wade Boteler
— Principal Keeper
Barbara Pepper
— Goldie
Robert Strange
— Joe Morris
Eddie Acuff
— Bill - Prisoner Dispensing Clothing (uncredited)
Ernie Adams
— Kelner - the Fink (uncredited)
Nat Carr
— Reporter (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
— Intake Guard (uncredited)
Loia Cheaney
— Lady in Room 611 (uncredited)
Cliff Clark
— Prison Guard Sergeant (uncredited)
Richard Clayton
— Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Michael Conroy
— Newsboy (uncredited)
Clyde Courtright
— Train Conductor (uncredited)
Alan Davis
— Guard (uncredited)
Joe Downing
— Gangster in Car (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
— Court Clerk Reading Verdict (uncredited)
Jay Eaton
— Dance Partner of 'Sweetheart' in Nightclub (uncredited)
Frank Faylen
— Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)