"A family man – desperate for a job – latches onto a friend who encourages him into being a criminal."
Frank Lovejoy
as Howard Tyler
Kathleen Ryan
as Judy Tyler
Richard Carlson
as Gil Stanton
Lloyd Bridges
as Jerry Slocum
Katherine Locke
as Hazel Weatherwax
Adele Jergens
as Velma
Art Smith
as Hal Clendenning
Renzo Cesana
as Dr. Vido Simone
Irene Vernon
as Helen Stanton
Cliff Clark
as Sheriff Lem Demig
Harry Shannon
as Mr. Yaeger
Donald Smelick
as Tommy Tyler
Robert Altuna
as Boy in Miller Car (uncredited)
Frank Baker
as Man Exiting Optomerist (uncredited)
Jane Easton
as Barbra Colson (uncredited)
Norman Field
as Man on Street (uncredited)
Lynn Gray
as Vi Clendenning (uncredited)
Bob Jellison
as Man Mailing Letters (uncredited)
Carl Kent
as Donald D. Miller (uncredited)
Mary Lawrence
as Kathy (uncredited)
John Pelletti
as Herb Colson (uncredited)
Joe E. Ross
as Nightclub Entertainer (uncredited)
Robert Stillman
Producer
Cy Endfield
Director
Hugo Friedhofer
Music
Jo Pagano
Novel
Writer
Guy Roe
Director of Photography
Ivan Volkman
Assistant Director
Harold M. McNiff
Sound Recordist
Howard Bristol
Set Decoration
Louis Phillipi
Makeup Artist
Seton I. Miller
Associate Producer
Louise Miehle
Hairstylist
Emil Newman
Music Director
Perry Ferguson
Production Design
Jean L. Speak
Sound Designer
Art Direction
George Amy
Editor