James Stewart character P.J. 'Jim' McNeal
Richard Conte character Frank W. Wiecek
Lee J. Cobb character Brian Kelly
Helen Walker character Laura McNeal
Betty Garde character Wanda Skutnik
Kasia Orzazewski character Tillie Wiecek
Joanne De Bergh character Helen Wiecek
Howard Smith character K.L. Palmer
Moroni Olsen character Parole Board Chairman
John McIntire character Sam Faxon
Paul Harvey character Martin J. Burns
Robert Adler character Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Truman Bradley character Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Michael Chapin character Frank Wiecek Jr. (uncredited)
James Dime character Poker Player (uncredited)
Rex Downing character Copy Boy (uncredited)
Ben Erway character Photo Lab Technician (uncredited)
Helen Foster character Secretary (uncredited)
Jonathan Hale character Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited)
Percy Helton character Mailman William Decker (uncredited)
Samuel S. Hinds character Judge Charles Moulton (uncredited)
Charles Lane character Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
E.G. Marshall character Rayska (uncredited)
Addison Richards character State Commissioner John Albertson (uncredited)
Lionel Stander character Wiecek's Cellmate Corrigan (uncredited)
Otto Waldis character Boris Siskovich (uncredited)