Richard Travis
— Dennis Daniel "Red" O'Hara
Julie Bishop
— Molly O'Hara
Jackie Gleason
— Evans - Convict Getting Mug Shot (as Jackie C. Gleason)
Frank Wilcox
— Cornell
Rex Williams
— Slim Dugan
Wade Boteler
— Lieutenant 'Biff' Malone
Charles C. Wilson
— C.L. Reardon - Managing Editor (as Charles Wilson)
Paul Fix
— Dude Merrill
Ruth Ford
— Myrt - Slim's Moll
John Hamilton
— Rafferty
Ann Corcoran
— Belle Mason - Dude's Moll
Ben Taggart
— Warden Kirby
Hank Mann
— Pete
William Hopper
— Hastings
Bill Edwards
— Reporter
Murray Alper
— Fingerprint Assistant
Ray Teal
— Gangster