Jean Hagen
as Doll Conovan
James Whitmore
as Gus Minissi
Sterling Hayden
as Dix Handley
Louis Calhern
as Alonzo D. Emmerich
Marilyn Monroe
as Angela Phinlay
Helene Stanley
as Jeannie, girl in diner (uncredited)
Sam Jaffe
as Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
John McIntire
as Police Commissioner Hardy
Barry Kelley
as Det. Lt. Ditrich
Anthony Caruso
as Louis Ciavelli
Teresa Celli
as Maria Ciavelli
Dorothy Tree
as May Emmerich
Brad Dexter
as Bob Brannom
John Maxwell
as Dr. Swanson
James Seay
as Officer Janocek (uncredited)
Tom Browne Henry
as James X. Connery (uncredited)
Don Haggerty
as Det. Andrews (uncredited)
Henry Rowland
as Frank Schurz, taxi driver (uncredited)
Raymond Roe
as Tallboy (uncredited)