Sylvia Sidney character Joan Graham
Henry Fonda character Eddie Taylor
Barton MacLane character Stephen Whitney
Jean Dixon character Bonnie Graham
William Gargan character Father Dolan
Jerome Cowan character Dr. Hill
Charles 'Chic' Sale character Ethan
Margaret Hamilton character Hester
Warren Hymer character Buggsy
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams character Rogers
John Wray character Warden Wheeler
Walter De Palma character Monk Mendall (uncredited)
Ward Bond character Casey - Guard (uncredited)
Jack Carson character Attendant in First Gas Station
Shirley Coates character Ethel (uncredited)
Dick Elliott character Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
Jonathan Hale character District Attorney (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw character Tommy, a Prison Guard (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum character Plainclothesman (uncredited)
James Flavin character State Trooper (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton character Armored Car Guard Unloading Money (uncredited)
Earl Askam character Corridor Guard (uncredited)
Hooper Atchley character Teletype Operator (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone character Rafferty - Guard (uncredited)
Wade Boteler character Pat - Policeman with Package (uncredited)
Al Bridge character Guard (uncredited)
Don Brodie character Compositor (uncredited)
Raymond Brown character Engineer (uncredited)
George Burton character Convict Waiter (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham character Prison Hospital Guard (uncredited)
Russ Clark character Officer (uncredited)
David Clyde character Fireman (uncredited)
Harry Cording character Guard (uncredited)
Hal Craig character Bank Guard (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing character State Trooper Firing Machine Gun (uncredited)
Mary Anne Durkin character Warden's 14-Year-Old Daughter (uncredited)
Malcolm Graham character Warden's Secretary (uncredited)
Frank Hagney character Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Al K. Hall character Man in Auto Court Office (uncredited)
Ben Hall character Messenger with Package (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian character Williams' Assistant (uncredited)
Jack Herrick character Convict Watching Baseball Game (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood character Brakeman in Diner (uncredited)
Al Hill character Attendant in Second Gas Station (uncredited)
Stanley King character Convict (uncredited)
Stanley Mack character Male Nurse (uncredited)
Wally Maher character Attendant in Second Gas Station (uncredited)
Frank Mills character Man Telling Eddie of Phone Call (uncredited)
Ted Oliver character State Trooper (uncredited)
William Pawley character Mr. Williams (uncredited)
Lee Phelps character Corridor Guard (uncredited)
James Pierce character Guard (uncredited)
Lon Poff character Halsey (uncredited)
Stanley Price character Sparks - Man in Diner (uncredited)
Mickey Rentschler character Ten-Year-Old Boy (uncredited)
William Ruhl character Guard (uncredited)
Allen D. Sewall character Chess-Playing Convict (uncredited)
Robert St. Angelo character Corridor Guard (uncredited)
Amzie Strickland character Young Woman (uncredited)
Henry Taylor character Kozderonas - Apple Vendor (uncredited)
Monte Vandergrift character Traffic Policeman (uncredited)
Max Wagner character Dan - Corridor Guard (uncredited)
Kathrin Clare Ward character Blonde Cook in Diner (uncredited)
E. Alyn Warren character Prison Chef (uncredited)
Lillian West character Mother (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson character Police Inspector (uncredited)
Harry Wilson character Convict Watching Baseball Game (uncredited)