| Cathy O'Donnell | ... | Catherine 'Keechie' Mobley | |
| Farley Granger | ... | Arthur 'Bowie' Bowers | |
| Howard Da Silva | ... | Chicamaw 'One-Eye' Mobley | |
| Jay C. Flippen | ... | Henry 'T-Dub' Mansfield | |
| Helen Craig | ... | Mattie Mansfield | |
| Will Wright | ... | Mobley | |
| Marie Bryant | ... | Nightclub Singer | |
| Ian Wolfe | ... | Hawkins | |
| William Phipps | ... | Young Farmer | |
| Harry Harvey | ... | Hagenheimer | |
| Will Lee | ... | Jeweler | |
| James Nolan | ... | Schreiber (as Jim Nolan) | |
| Teddy Infuhr | ... | Alvin Lambert | |
| Byron Foulger | ... | Lambert | |
| Guy Beach | ... | Rudy (as Guy L. Beach) | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Jane Allen | ... | Woman (uncredited) | |
| Paul Bakanas | ... | Shadow (uncredited) | |
| Regan Callais | ... | Young Wife (uncredited) | |
| Lewis Charles | ... | Auto Lot Attendant (uncredited) | |
| Curt Conway | ... | Man in Tuxedo (uncredited) | |
| Suzi Crandall | ... | Lulu (uncredited) | |
| Helen Crozier | ... | Nurse (uncredited) | |
| Boyd Davis | ... | Herman Hawkins (uncredited) | |
| Gail Davis | ... | Girl at Parking Lot (uncredited) | |
| James Dobson | ... | Boy at Parking Lot (uncredited) | |
| Ralph Dunn | ... | Policeman (uncredited) | |
| Frank Ferguson | ... | Bum (uncredited) | |
| Dan Foster | ... | Groom (uncredited) | |
| Fred Graham | ... | Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) | |
| Eula Guy | ... | Mrs. Haviland (uncredited) | |
| N.L. Hitch | ... | Bus Driver (uncredited) | |
| J. Louis Johnson | ... | Restroom Porter (uncredited) | |
| Chester Jones | ... | Waiter in Nightclub (uncredited) | |
| Tom Kennedy | ... | Cop (uncredited) | |
| Kate Drain Lawson | ... | Tillie (uncredited) | |
| Frank Marlowe | ... | Robert Mansfield, Mattie's Husband (uncredited) | |
| Myra Marsh | ... | Mrs. Schaeffer (uncredited) | |
| Marilyn Mercer | ... | Bride (uncredited) | |
| Charles Meredith | ... | Commissioner Hubbell (uncredited) | |
| Carmen Morales | ... | Mother on bus (uncredited) | |
| Jimmy Moss | ... | Boy on bus (uncredited) | |
| Stanley Prager | ... | Short Order Man (uncredited) | |
| Erskine Sanford | ... | Doctor (uncredited) | |
| Mickey Simpson | ... | Shadow (uncredited) | |
| Russ Whiteman | ... | Man (uncredited) | |
| Lynn Whitney | ... | Waitress (uncredited) | |
| Douglas Williams | ... | Drunk (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Nicholas Ray | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Charles Schnee | (screenplay) | |
| Nicholas Ray | (adaptation) | |
| Edward Anderson | (novel "Thieves Like Us") | |
Produced by | |||
| John Houseman | .... | producer | |
| Dore Schary | .... | executive producer (uncredited) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Leigh Harline | |||
| Woody Guthrie | (uncredited) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| George E. Diskant | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Sherman Todd | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Albert S. D'Agostino | |||
| Alfred Herman | (as Al Herman) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Darrell Silvera | |||
| Maurice Yates | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Adele Balkan | (uncredited) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Gordon Bau | .... | makeup supervisor | |
| Helen Grizuk | .... | hair stylist (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| James H. Anderson | .... | production manager (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| James Lane | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| John L. Cass | .... | sound (as John Cass) | |
| Clem Portman | .... | sound | |
| Roy Meadows | .... | sound recordist (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Russell A. Cully | .... | special effects | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Edward Bergholz | .... | camera operator (uncredited) | |
| Paul Ivano | .... | director of photography: second unit (uncredited) | |
| Ollie Sigurdson | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| C. Bakaleinikoff | .... | musical director | |
Other crew | |||
| Knute Flint | .... | helicopter pilot (uncredited) | |
| Mercy Weireter | .... | script supervisor (uncredited) | |
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Nicholas Ray's first feature, in 1949, was an adaptation of the novel Thieves Like Us (which Robert Altman so memorably filmed in the mid-1970s). It's a bit of a surprise to encounter the same characters -- Bowie, Keechie, T-Dub et al. -- in postwar black-and-white. Farley Granger and Cathy O'Donnell play the star-crossed lovers later rended by Keith Carradine and Shelly Duvall, and they bring a vulnerable, doomed edge to this very interesting, tragic movie. (Granger may never have been better during his brief bout of stardom). The supporting cast isn't quite up to the level of Altman's (without Louise Fletcher and her odd little girl), but on the whole this remains an honorable and moving piece of film art -- and a vital instalment, along with the same year's Gun Crazy (also a tale of doomed, romantic outlaws), in the noir cycle.