George Bancroft
— Thunderbolt Jim Lang
Fay Wray
— Ritzy
Richard Arlen
— Bob Moran
Tully Marshall
— Warden
Eugenie Besserer
— Mrs. Moran
James Spottswood
— 'Snapper' O'Shea
Fred Kohler
— 'Bad Al' Friedberg
Robert Elliott
— Prison chaplain
E.H. Calvert
— Dist. Atty. McKay
George Irving
— Mr. Corwin
Mike Donlin
— Kentucky Sampson
S.S. Stewart
— Convict
William L. Thorne
— Police Inspector
Theresa Harris
— Singer
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
— Bit Role
Louise Beavers
— Black Cat Cafe Patron (uncredited)