James Cagney
Frank Ross
George Raft
'Hood' Stacey
Jane Bryan
Joyce Connover
George Bancroft
Prison Warden John Armstrong
Maxie Rosenbloom
Fargo Red
Stanley Ridges
Mueller
Alan Baxter
Pole Cat Carlisle
Victor Jory
W.J. Grayce
John Wray
Pete Kassock
Edward Pawley
Dale
Willard Robertson
Lang
Emma Dunn
Mrs. Ross
Paul Hurst
Garsky
Louis Jean Heydt
Lassiter
Joe Downing
Limpy Julien
Thurston Hall
Hanley
William B. Davidson
Bill Mason
Clay Clement
Stacey's Attorney Lockhart
Charles Trowbridge
Judge
Harry Cording
Temple
Abner Biberman
Shake Edwards (uncredited)
Martin Cichy
Convict (uncredited)
John Conte
Narrator (uncredited)
John Dilson
Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Sam Finn
Convict (uncredited)
James Flavin
Policeman (uncredited)
Arthur Gardner
Man in Car (uncredited)
Jack A. Goodrich
Accident Witness (uncredited)
Fred Graham
Guard in Cell (uncredited)
Joe Gray
Prisoner (uncredited)
Mack Gray
Joe - a Gangster (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Court Officer (uncredited)
John Harron
Jerry - a Reporter (uncredited)
Eddie Hart
Guard (uncredited)
Al Hill
Johnny - a Gangster (uncredited)
Max Hoffman Jr.
Gate Guard (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Accident Witness (uncredited)
Robert Homans
Mac - a Guard (uncredited)
Art Howard
Parole Board Member (uncredited)
John Irwin
Convict (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
Editor Patterson (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Convict (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas
Bailiff (uncredited)
Walter Miller
Turnkey (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Lawyer (uncredited)
Lew Morphy
Trial Warden (uncredited)
Wedgwood Nowell
Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Guard in Movie Room (uncredited)
Henry Otho
Guard in Warden's Office (uncredited)
Paul Panzer
Convict (uncredited)
Bob Perry
Bud - a Gangster (uncredited)
Jack Perry
Hoodlum Who Helps Frame Ross (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Guard (uncredited)
Dick Rich
Guard (uncredited)
John Ridgely
Reporter (uncredited)
Hector V. Sarno
Convict (uncredited)
Cliff Saum
Accident Witness (uncredited)
Napoleon Simpson
Mose - a Black Convict (uncredited)
Garland Smith
Man in Car (uncredited)
Jack C. Smith
Guard (uncredited)
James P. Spencer
Bald Convict (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Convict (uncredited)
Elliott Sullivan
Convict (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
Convict (uncredited)
Sailor Vincent
Convict (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Prosecutor (uncredited)
Leo White
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Jack Wise
Convict (uncredited)
Maris Wrixon
Girl in Car (uncredited)
Raymond Bailey
Convict (uncredited)
Warren Duff
Screenplay
Norman Reilly Raine
Screenplay
Jerome Odlum
Novel
William Keighley
Director
Arthur Edeson
Director of Photography
Thomas Richards
Editor
Hal B. Wallis
Executive Producer
Max Steiner
Original Music Composer
Max Parker
Art Direction
Charles Perry
Screenplay
David Lewis
Associate Producer
Howard Shoup
Costume Design
Perc Westmore
Makeup Artist
Jack L. Warner
Executive In Charge Of Production
Frank Heath
Assistant Director
Everett Alton Brown
Sound
Harvey Parry
Stunts
Loren Riebe
Stunt Double
Leo F. Forbstein
Music Director
Hugo Friedhofer
Orchestrator