"A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette."
Humphrey Bogart
as Samuel Spade
Mary Astor
as Brigid O'Shaughnessy
Gladys George
as Iva Archer
Peter Lorre
as Joel Cairo
Barton MacLane
as Lt. of Detectives Dundy
Lee Patrick
as Effie Perine
Sydney Greenstreet
as Kasper Gutman
Ward Bond
as Det. Tom Polhaus
Jerome Cowan
as Miles Archer
Elisha Cook Jr.
as Wilmer Cook
James Burke
as Luke
Murray Alper
as Frank Richman
John Hamilton
as District Attorney Bryan
Charles Drake
as Reporter (uncredited)
Chester Gan
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
as Stenographer (uncredited)
Robert Homans
as Policeman (uncredited)
William Hopper
Walter Huston
as Captain Jacoby (uncredited)
Hank Mann
Jack Mower
as Announcer (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
as Ship's Mate (uncredited)
Arthur Edeson
Director of Photography
Adolph Deutsch
Original Music Composer
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design
Hal B. Wallis
Executive Producer
Robert M. Haas
Art Direction
John Huston
Director
Thomas Richards
Editor
Screenplay
Perc Westmore
Makeup Artist
Leo F. Forbstein
Music Director
Mike Joyce
Camera Operator
Frank McCoy
Jean Udko
Hairstylist
Arthur Lange
Orchestrator
Jack Sullivan
Assistant Director
John Gilbert Kissel
Props
Al Alleborn
Unit Manager
Keefe Maley
Assistant Property Master
E.F. Dexter
Grip
Dashiell Hammett
Novel
John Prettyman
Second Assistant Director
Claude Archer
Henry Blanke
Associate Producer
William Conger
Gaffer
William McConnell
Scenic Artist
Oliver S. Garretson
Sound
William Steudeman
Best Boy Grip
Louis Kaufman
Musician
Robert Foulk
Dialogue Coach
Wally Meinardus
Assistant Camera
Cora Lobb
Wardrobe Master
Mack Elliott
Still Photographer
Meta Carpenter
Script Supervisor
Burrell Kring