Terry-Thomas
— Billy Gordon
George Cole
— Fingers
Brenda De Banzie
— Lucy Gordon
Bernard Bresslaw
— Snowdrop
Joe Melia
— Whisper
Sidney James
— Sid
Vera Day
— Charmaine
Delphi Lawrence
— Beryl
John Le Mesurier
— Magistrate
Sydney Tafler
— Solicitor
Rosalie Ashley
— Angela Gordon
Nicholas Parsons
— Tommy Weston
Terry Scott
— Policeman James Smith
Vilma Ann Leslie
— Girl Journalist
Edie Martin
— Gordon's Mother
Tutte Lemkow
— Swarthy Man
John Stuart
— Inspector Jensen
Victor Brooks
— Court Usher (uncredited)
Arthur Brough
— Old Tramp (uncredited)
Cyril Chamberlain
— Chief Fire Officer (uncredited)
Arthur Dibbs
— Official (uncredited)
Norman Fisher
— Man in Street (uncredited)
Tony Jason
— Man at Court (uncredited)
Kenneth Kove
— Vicar (uncredited)
Sam Kydd
— Tramp (uncredited)
Edward Malin
— Charlie (uncredited)
Mary Maxfield
— Woman in Street (uncredited)
Wally Patch
— Sergeant / Court Usher (uncredited)
Howard Pays
— Policeman at Hearse (uncredited)
Jack Silk
— Officer in Court (uncredited)