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| Robert Mitchum | ... | Captain Thomas McQuigg | |
| Lizabeth Scott | ... | Irene Hayes | |
| Robert Ryan | ... | Nick Scanlon | |
| William Talman | ... | Officer Bob Johnson | |
| Ray Collins | ... | Dist. Atty. Mortimer X. Welsh | |
| Joyce Mackenzie | ... | Mary McQuigg (as Joyce MacKenzie) | |
| Robert Hutton | ... | Dave Ames ('City Press' cub reporter) | |
| Virginia Huston | ... | Lucy Johnson | |
| William Conrad | ... | Det. Sgt. Turk | |
| Walter Sande | ... | Precinct Sgt. Jim Delaney | |
| Les Tremayne | ... | Harry Craig (Crime Commission chief investigator) | |
| Don Porter | ... | R.G. Connolly (ward boss) | |
| Walter Baldwin | ... | Booking Sgt. Sullivan | |
| Brett King | ... | Joe Scanlon | |
| Richard Karlan | ... | Breeze Enright (round-faced Scanlon henchman) | |
| Tito Vuolo | ... | Tony, Nick's Barber | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Eric Alden | ... | Sergeant (uncredited) | |
| Gregg Barton | ... | Rookie cop (uncredited) | |
| Don Beddoe | ... | Mitchell - Member of Craig's office (uncredited) | |
| Kate Belmont | ... | Operator (uncredited) | |
| Robert Bice | ... | Police Dispatcher (uncredited) | |
| Matthew Boulton | ... | Simpson (Nick's butler) (uncredited) | |
| Barry Brooks | ... | Cameron (uncredited) | |
| Howland Chamberlain | ... | Roy Higgins (stool pigeon) (uncredited) | |
| Claudia Constant | ... | Girl (uncredited) | |
| John Daheim | ... | Mannick - Nick's Driver / Henchman (uncredited) | |
| Don Dillaway | ... | Harris - Member of Craig's team (uncredited) | |
| Art Dupuis | ... | Police Car Driver (uncredited) | |
| Jane Easton | ... | Operator (uncredited) | |
| Pat Flaherty | ... | Policeman, Car 43 (uncredited) | |
| William Forrest | ... | Head of Crime Commission (uncredited) | |
| Jack Gargan | ... | Lewis (uncredited) | |
| Dick Gordon | ... | Pedestrian (uncredited) | |
| Bret Hamilton | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Jayne Hazard | ... | Girl (uncredited) | |
| Curtis Jarrett | ... | Policeman (uncredited) | |
| Howard Joslin | ... | Sgt. Werker (uncredited) | |
| Hazel Keener | ... | Secretary (uncredited) | |
| Mike Lally | ... | Sergeant (uncredited) | |
| Harry Lauter | ... | Officer Mosley (uncredited) | |
| Ronald Lee | ... | Elevator boy (uncredited) | |
| Herbert Lytton | ... | Police Doctor (uncredited) | |
| Frank Marlowe | ... | Pedestrian with morning newspaper (uncredited) | |
| Thomas Martin | ... | Governor's Butler (uncredited) | |
| Allen Mathews | ... | Pedestrian (uncredited) | |
| Harriet Matthews | ... | Librarian (uncredited) | |
| John McGuire | ... | Policeman in Locker Room (uncredited) | |
| Ralph Montgomery | ... | Pedestrian (uncredited) | |
| Al Murphy | ... | Newsboy (uncredited) | |
| William J. O'Brien | ... | Counterman / Short Order Cook (uncredited) | |
| Eddie Parker | ... | Garage Roof Thug (uncredited) | |
| Ralph Peters | ... | Davis (crooked bondsman) (uncredited) | |
| Howard Petrie | ... | The Governor (uncredited) | |
| Joey Ray | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Walter Reed | ... | Policeman at Roll Call & in Locker Room (uncredited) | |
| Richard Reeves | ... | Leo - Driver / Scanlon Henchman (uncredited) | |
| Stephen Roberts | ... | Schmidt, Police Car Driver (uncredited) | |
| Jack Shea | ... | Night Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | |
| Miles Shepard | ... | Policeman (uncredited) | |
| Charles Sherlock | ... | Pedestrian (uncredited) | |
| George Sherwood | ... | Douglas (uncredited) | |
| Milburn Stone | ... | Member of Craig's team (uncredited) | |
| Duke Taylor | ... | Policeman (uncredited) | |
| Herb Vigran | ... | Paradise Club manager (uncredited) | |
| Max Wagner | ... | Durko (ugly henchman) (uncredited) | |
| Bud Wolfe | ... | Detective with Johnson at the Paradise Club (uncredited) | |
| Sally Yarnell | ... | Brunette police operator (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| John Cromwell | |||
| Mel Ferrer | (uncredited) | ||
| Tay Garnett | (uncredited) | ||
| Nicholas Ray | (uncredited) | ||
| Sherman Todd | (uncredited) | ||
Writing credits | ||
| William Wister Haines | (screenplay) and | |
| W.R. Burnett | (screenplay) | |
| Bartlett Cormack | (play) | |
Produced by | |||
| Edmund Grainger | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| C. Bakaleinikoff | (uncredited) | ||
| Paul Sawtell | (uncredited) | ||
| Roy Webb | (uncredited) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| George E. Diskant | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Sherman Todd | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Albert S. D'Agostino | |||
| Jack Okey | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Darrell Silvera | |||
| William Stevens | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Michael Woulfe | (gowns) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Mel Berns | .... | makeup artist | |
| Larry Germain | .... | hair stylist | |
Production Management | |||
| Cliff P. Broughton | .... | production supervisor | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| James E. Casey | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Frank McWhorter | .... | sound | |
| Clem Portman | .... | sound | |
Stunts | |||
| John Daheim | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| C. Bakaleinikoff | .... | musical director | |
Other crew | |||
| Howard Hughes | .... | presenter | |
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A deep cast of well-known actors highlights this film noir effort. Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan, Lizabeth Scott, William Talman, Ray Collins, Don Porter and William Conrad are all familiar names, especially to film noir buffs.
Ryan lifts this from an average classic-era crime film to above-average with a convincingly nasty character. He plays a no-compromise hood who lives by the code of violence. You have a problem? Violence, not brains, is the answer, according to Ryan's character "Nick Scanlon."
The film is fast-moving despite not having a lot of action scenes. All the characters are good, not just Ryan's, and the dialog is excellent in spots. The photography is nothing special, at least not as dramatic as most noirs, but it's a solid crime film, thanks to this cast. I would rate this a bit higher but I didn't care for the ending.