James Cagney
— Danny Kenny
Ann Sheridan
— Peggy Nash
Frank Craven
— 'Old Timer'
Donald Crisp
— Scotty MacPherson
Frank McHugh
— 'Mutt'
Arthur Kennedy
— Eddie Kenny
George Tobias
— 'Pinky'
Jerome Cowan
— 'Dutch'
Elia Kazan
— 'Googi'
Anthony Quinn
— Murray Burns
Lee Patrick
— Gladys
Blanche Yurka
— Mrs. Nash
George Lloyd
— 'Goldie'
Joyce Compton
— Lilly
Thurston Hall
— Max Leonard
Ben Welden
— Cobb
John Arledge
— Salesman
Edward Keane
— Gaul
Selmer Jackson
— Doctor
Joseph Crehan
— Doctor
Murray Alper
— Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
— Championship Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Harris Berger
— Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Ward Bond
— First Policeman (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
— New York Policeman (uncredited)
James Carlisle
— Party Guest (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers
— Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Hugh Chapman
— Boy (uncredited)
James Conaty
— Championship Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
— Party Guest (uncredited)