 | Dana Andrews State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey |
 | Jane Wyatt Madge Harvey |
 | Lee J. Cobb Chief Harold F. 'Robbie' Robinson |
 | Cara Williams Irene Nelson |
 | Arthur Kennedy John Waldron |
 | Sam Levene Morning Record's Reporter Dave Woods |
 | Taylor Holmes T.M. Wade |
 | Robert Keith 'Mac' McCreery |
 | Ed Begley Paul Harris |
 | Philip Coolidge Jim Crossman |
 | Bert Freed Herron, a Man in Alley Mob |
 | Reed Hadley Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
 | Brian Keith Man in Mob Behind Courthouse (uncredited) |
 | Karl Malden Det. Lt. White (uncredited) |
 | Arthur Miller Line-Up Suspect |
 | Leona Roberts Mrs. Crossman |
 | Frank Overton Man in Mob Behind Courthouse (uncredited) |
 | Harry Davis Reporter |
 | Anthony Ross Warren |
 | Wyrley Birch Father George A. Lambert |
 | Harry Landers Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| James Dobson Bill - Cub Reporter (uncredited) |
 | William Challee Whitney - Harvey's Assistant (uncredited) |
| Production | |
| Darryl F. Zanuck | Executive Producer |
Directing | |
| Elia Kazan | Director |
Writing | |
| Richard Murphy | Screenplay |
Production | |
| Louis De Rochemont | Producer |
Sound | |
| David Buttolph | Original Music Composer |
Writing | |
| Fulton Oursler | Writer |
Camera | |
| Norbert Brodine | Director of Photography |
Editing | |
| Harmon Jones | Editor |
