"City police surround a building, attempting to capture a suspected murderer. The suspect knows there is no escape but refuses to give in."
Henry Fonda
as Joe Adams
Barbara Bel Geddes
as Jo Ann
Vincent Price
as Maximilian the Great
Ann Dvorak
as Charlene
Howard Freeman
as Sheriff Ned Meade
Moroni Olsen
as Chief of Police Bob McManus
Elisha Cook Jr.
as Frank Dunlap
Queenie Smith
as Mrs. Tully
David Clarke
as Bill Pulanski
Charles McGraw
as Policeman Stevens
Melinda Byron
as Peggy
Davis Roberts
as Freddie
Murray Alper
as Mac - Bartender (uncredited)
Ellen Corby
as Observer in Crowd (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
as Man with Bike (uncredited)
Mary Gordon
as Old Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
Ray Teal
as Mr. Hudson (uncredited)
Will Wright
as Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited)
Anatole Litvak
Director
Sol Polito
Director of Photography
John Wexley
Writer
Robert Swink
Editor
Dimitri Tiomkin
Original Music Composer
Layne Britton
Makeup Artist
Darrell Silvera
Set Decoration
Russell A. Cully
Special Effects
Eugène Lourié
Production Design
Aaron Rosenberg
Assistant Director
Renié
Costume Design
Producer
Raymond Hakim
Clem Portman
Sound
Sam Ruman
Production Manager
H. de Schulthess
Production Assistant
Richard Van Hessen
Robert Hakim
Jacques Viot
Screenplay