William "Rocky" Sullivan

James Cagney

Rev. Jerry Connolly

Pat O'Brien

James Frazier

Humphrey Bogart

Laury Ferguson

Ann Sheridan

Mac Keefer

George Bancroft

Bugs (uncredited)

William Pawley

Soapy

Billy Halop

Police captain (uncredited)

John Hamilton

Swing

Bobby Jordan

Priest (uncredited)

Earl Dwire

Bim

Leo Gorcey

Hunky

Bernard Punsley

Warden (uncredited)

William Worthington

Pasty

Gabriel Dell

Crab

Huntz Hall

Hunky

Bernard Punsly

Rocky - as a Boy

Frankie Burke

Steve

Joe Downing

Jerry - as a Boy

William Tracy

Laury - as a Child

Marilyn Knowlden

Guard Edwards

Edward Pawley

Blackie

Adrian Morris

Guard Kennedy

Oscar O'Shea

Girl at Gaming Table

Poppy Wilde

Gunman

Charles Sullivan

Gunman

Theodore Rand

Railroad Yard Watchman

James Farley

Railroad Guard

Pat O'Malley

Railroad Guard

Jack C. Smith

Boy

Roger McGee

Boy

Vince Lombardi

Boy

Sonny Bupp

Boy

A.W. Sweatt

Red

Chuck Stubbs

Maggione Boy

Eddie Syracuse

Headwaiter

George Sorel

Policeman

Robert E. Homans

Basketball Captain

Harris Berger

Woman

Lottie Williams

Pharmacist

Harry Hayden

Gangster

Dick Rich

Gangster

Steve Darrell

Gangster

Joe Devlin

Reporter

Donald Kerr

Reporter

Jack Goodrich

Reporter

Al Lloyd

Reporter

Jeffrey Sayre

Reporter

Charles Marsh

Reporter

Alexander Lockwood

Reporter

Earl Gunn

Reporter

Carlyle Moore Jr.

Detective

Lee Phelps

Detective

Jack Mower

Mrs. Maggione

Belle Mitchell

Italian Storekeeper

William Edmunds

Buckley the Police Chief

Charles Wilson

Soapy's Mother

Vera Lewis

Newsboy

Eddie Brian

Janitor

Billy McClain

Hanger-On

Claude Wisberg

Sharpy

Frank Hagney

Sharpy

Dick Wessel

Sharpy

John Harron

Croupier

Wilbur Mack

Boys in Poolroom

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Boys in Poolroom

David Durand

Mrs. Patrick McGee

Mary Gordon

Older Boy in Poolroom

George Offerman Jr.

Managing Editor

Joe Cunningham

Record Editor

James Spottswood

Chronicle Editor

John Dilson

Norton J. White

Charles Trowbridge

Press City Editor

Thomas Jackson

Policemen at Call-Box

Ralph Sanford

Policemen at Call-Box

Galan Galt

Police Officer

Emory Parnell

Police Officer

Wilfred Lucas

Police Officer

Elliott Sullivan

Whimpering Convict

William Crowell

Guard

Lane Chandler

Guard

Ben Hendricks Jr.

Convict

Sidney Bracey

Convict

George Taylor

Convict

Dutch Hendrian

Convict

Dan Wolheim

Convict

Brian Burke

Well Dressed Man

John Marston

Dead End Kids

Older Boy in Poolroom

Ted Offenbecker

Woman

Lotta Williams

Press City Editor

Thomas E. Jackson

Death Row Guard

Jack Perrin

Al Hill

Adult boy

George Offerman