Peggy Cummins character Annie Laurie Starr
John Dall character Bart Tare
Berry Kroeger character Packett
Morris Carnovsky character Judge Willoughby
Anabel Shaw character Ruby Tare
Harry Lewis character Sheriff Clyde Boston
Nedrick Young character Dave Allister
Trevor Bardette character Sheriff Boston
Mickey Little character Bart Tare (age 7)
Russ Tamblyn character Bart Tare (age 14)
Paul Frison character Clyde Boston (age 14)
David Bair character Dave Allister (age 7)
Stanley Prager character Bluey-Bluey
Virginia Farmer character Miss Wynn
Anne O'Neal character Miss Augustine Sifert
Frances Irvin character Danceland Singer
Robert Osterloh character Hampton Policeman
Shimen Ruskin character Can Driver
Harry Hayden character Mr. Mallenberg
Alex Ball character Dance Hall Patron
Tony Barr character Proprietor / Diner Cook
Don Beddoe character Chicago Man
Joseph Crehan character Plant Foreman
Eddie Dunn character State Policeman on Phone
Dick Elliott character Man Fleeing Robbed Market
Ross Elliott character Detective
Franklyn Farnum character Cashier (uncredited)
Pat Gleason character Carnival Barker
James Gonzalez character Dance Hall Patron
Arthur Hecht character Ira Flagler
George Lynn character Holdup Victim
Ernesto Molinari character Dance Hall Patron
William J. O'Brien character Customer at Sharpshooting Act
Monty O'Grady character Dance Hall Patron
Jeffrey Sayre character Court Clerk
Ray Teal character California Border Inspector
Dale van Sickel character Meat Plant Guard