| Cornel Wilde | ... | Police Lt. Leonard Diamond | |
| Richard Conte | ... | Mr. Brown | |
| Brian Donlevy | ... | Joe McClure | |
| Jean Wallace | ... | Susan Lowell | |
| Robert Middleton | ... | Police Capt. Peterson | |
| Lee Van Cleef | ... | Fante | |
| Earl Holliman | ... | Mingo | |
| Helen Walker | ... | Alicia Brown | |
| Jay Adler | ... | Detective Sam Hill | |
| John Hoyt | ... | Nils Dreyer | |
| Ted de Corsia | ... | Ralph Bettini | |
| Helene Stanton | ... | Rita | |
| Roy Gordon | ... | Audubon | |
| Whit Bissell | ... | Doctor (scenes deleted) (as Whit Bissel) | |
| Steve Mitchell | ... | Bennie Smith, Boxer | |
| Baynes Barron | ... | Young detective | |
| James McCallion | ... | Frank - Lab technician | |
| Tony Michaels | ... | Photo technician | |
| Brian O'Hara | ... | Attorney Malloy | |
| Rita Gould | ... | Nurse | |
| Bruce Sharpe | ... | Detective | |
| Michael Mark | ... | Fred (hotel clerk) | |
| Philip Van Zandt | ... | Mr. Jones (scenes deleted) | |
| Donna Drew | ... | Miss Hartleby | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Jack Chefe | ... | Waiter (uncredited) | |
| James Conaty | ... | Dance Extra at Club (uncredited) | |
| Jakob Gimpel | ... | Pianist (uncredited) | |
| Herbert Lytton | ... | Waiter (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Joseph H. Lewis | (as Joseph Lewis) | ||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Philip Yordan | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Sidney Harmon | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| David Raksin | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| John Alton | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Robert S. Eisen | (as Robert Eisen) | ||
Production Design by | |||
| Rudi Feld | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Jack McConaghy | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Larry Butterworth | .... | makeup artist | |
| Carla Hadley | .... | hair stylist | |
Production Management | |||
| George Moskov | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Robert H. Justman | .... | assistant director (as Robert Justman) | |
| Mack V. Wright | .... | assistant director (as Mack Wright) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Earl Snyder | .... | sound | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Louis DeWitt | .... | special photographic effects | |
| Jack Rabin | .... | special photographic effects | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Harry Sundby | .... | lighting technician | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Don Loper | .... | costumes: Jean Wallace | |
Music Department | |||
| Jakob Gimpel | .... | musician: piano solo (as Jacob Gimpel) | |
| Robert Tracy | .... | music editor | |
Other crew | |||
| Mary Chaffee | .... | set continuity | |
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Despite a bland title, this is a top-notch film noir, one of Lewis' best in fact, with a first-rate cast (Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte, Brian Donlevy, Lee Van Cleef, Earl Holliman, Ted De Corsia, Robert Middleton, Jay Adler, John Hoyt, etc.), a typically hard-boiled script courtesy of Philip Yordan and some memorably violent scenes for its time (police officer Wilde's torture at the hands of gangster Conte, Donlevy's "silent" demise by Conte's henchmen Van Cleef and Holliman, Conte punching his moll, Jean Wallace, in the face, etc.); cinematographer John Alton and composer David Raksin lend their expert support. I had first seen this one some 15 years ago when I caught it one afternoon, quite by accident, on Italian TV and was very impressed by it; I'm glad that my re-acquaintance with it via Alpha's DVD proved to be equally satisfying.