James Cagney character Eddie Bartlett
Priscilla Lane character Jean Sherman
Humphrey Bogart character George Hally
Gladys George character Panama Smith
Jeffrey Lynn character Lloyd Hart
Frank McHugh character Danny Green
Paul Kelly character Nick Brown
Elisabeth Risdon character Mrs. Sherman
Edward Keane character Henderson
Joe Sawyer character The Sergeant
Joseph Crehan character Michaels
George Meeker character Masters
John Hamilton character Judge
Robert Elliott character First Detective
Eddy Chandler character Second Detective
Abner Biberman character Henchman
Vera Lewis character Mrs. Gray
John Deering character Narrator (voice)
Eddie Acuff character Cabbie (uncredited)
Ernie Alexander character Bootleg Customer (uncredited)
Murray Alper character Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)
Robert Armstrong character Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)
Raymond Bailey character 2nd Ex-Con (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict character Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
James Blaine character Club Doorman (uncredited)
Max Blum character Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Wade Boteler character Policeman in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley character Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Al Bridge character Ship Captain (uncredited)
Paul Bryar character Gangster (uncredited)
Nat Carr character Waiter (uncredited)
Glen Cavender character Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Clay Clement character Bramfield (uncredited)
Ann Codee character Saleswoman (uncredited)
James Conaty character Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Ray Cooke character Orderly (uncredited)
Calvin Coolidge character Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charles Corrigan character Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Maurice Costello character Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Kernan Cripps character Cop (uncredited)
Alan Davis character Vermont Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing character Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Joe Devlin character Order-Taker (uncredited)
Robert Dobson character Lieutenant (uncredited)
Bill Elliott character Bootlegger (uncredited)
James Flavin character Policeman (uncredited)
Bess Flowers character Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Curt Furburg character Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Fred Graham character Henchman Eddie Pushes Over Railing (uncredited)
Creighton Hale character Customer (uncredited)
Bert Hanlon character Pianist (uncredited)
Carl Harbaugh character Street-Cleaner (uncredited)
Sam Harris character Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
John Harron character Soldier (uncredited)
Eddie Hart character Store Doorman (uncredited)
Lew Harvey character 3rd Ex-Con (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian character First Mate (uncredited)
Al Herman character Gorman Gin-Taster (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood character Pop (uncredited)
Al Hill character 1st Ex-Con (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler character Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Harry Hollingsworth character Customer (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes character Taxi Passenger (uncredited)
Herbert Hoover character Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
George Humbert character Luigi (uncredited)
Lloyd Ingraham character Official in Montage (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers character Joe - The Bartender (uncredited)
Jane Jones character Singing Trio Member (uncredited)
Mel Kalish character Singing Trio Member (uncredited)
Don Thaddeus Kerr character Bobby Hart (uncredited)
Donald Kerr character Cabbie (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee character Cabbie (uncredited)
Reid Kilpatrick character Announcer (uncredited)
Mike Lally character Gangster (uncredited)
Alfred Linder character Foreman (uncredited)
George Lloyd character Singing Trio Member (uncredited)
Arthur Loft character Still Proprietor (uncredited)
Charles Marsh character Timid Man (uncredited)
Frank Mayo character Policeman (uncredited)
King Mojave character Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Philip Morris character Policeman (uncredited)
Jack Mower character Guard (uncredited)
Benito Mussolini character Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Wendell Niles character Himself - Announcer (uncredited)
Field Norton character Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Jack Norton character Drunk at Henderson Club (uncredited)
Wedgwood Nowell character Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley character Jailer (uncredited)
Oscar O'Shea character Customer (uncredited)
David Oliver character Policeman (uncredited)
Emory Parnell character Gangster (uncredited)
William Pawley character Cabdriver (uncredited)
Lee Phelps character Bailiff (uncredited)
Paul Phillips character Mike (uncredited)
John J. Richardson character Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
John Ridgely character Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
Cyril Ring character Charlie (uncredited)
Warren Rock character Gangster (uncredited)
Franklin D. Roosevelt character Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Don Rowan character Gangster (uncredited)
Hector V. Sarno character Warehouse Boss (uncredited)
Cliff Saum character Train Conductor (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre character Order-Taker (uncredited)
Bruce Sidney character Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
John St. Clair character Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Amzie Strickland character Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan character Freighter Crew Member (uncredited)
Elliott Sullivan character Eddie's Cellmate (uncredited)
Westbrook Van Voorhis character Himself - Narrator (uncredited)
Max Wagner character Gangster (uncredited)
Billy Wayne character Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
Ben Welden character Tavern Proprietor (uncredited)
Dick Wessel character Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)
Leo White character Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox character Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
Lottie Williams character Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Norman Willis character Bootlegger (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson character Policeman (uncredited)