"An ex-con uses his street smarts to become a successful photojournalist."
James Cagney
as Daniel Patrick "Danny" Kean
Ralph Bellamy
as J.R. 'Al' McLean
Patricia Ellis
as Patricia Mary 'Pat' Nolan
Alice White
as Allison
Ralf Harolde
as Jerry the Mug
Robert Emmett O'Connor
as Lieutenant Casey Nolan
Robert Barrat
as Grover, Graphic News Owner
G. Pat Collins
as Hennessy the Fireman
Arthur Vinton
as John, the Head Keeper
Tom Wilson
as Leo
Gino Corrado
as Barber (uncredited)
Sterling Holloway
as Journalism Student (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
as Joe Chase - Record Editor (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
as Reporter Outside Prison (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
as Reporter Witnessing Execution (uncredited)
Billy West
as Reporter Stacy (uncredited)
Renee Whitney
as Connie Rowland (uncredited)
Dick Elliott
as Staff Editor (uncredited)
Hobart Cavanaugh
as James Peters - Drunken Reporter (uncredited)
Cora Sue Collins
as Jerry's Little Girl (uncredited)
John Ince
as Police Captain (uncredited)
Alice Jans
as Colleen (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
as Mike - Man with Colleen (uncredited)
Vaughn Taylor
as Editor (uncredited)
Pat Wing
as Hennessy's Wife in Photo (uncredited)
Lloyd Bacon
Director
Allen Rivkin
Adaptation
William Keighley
Writer
William Holmes
Editor
P.J. Wolfson
Robert M. Haas
Art Direction
Daniel Ahern
Story
Sol Polito
Director of Photography
Ben Markson
Dialogue
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design
Maxwell Arnow
Casting Director
William Forsyth
Casting Assistant
