"With the aid of his former law students, a professor-turned-prosecutor battles corruption and organized crime."
Edward G. Robinson
as John Lindsay
Barbara O'Neil
as Jerry Lindsay
John Beal
as Paul Ferguson
Wendy Barrie
as Frances 'Frankie' Ballou
Otto Kruger
as Eugene Ferguson
Arthur Loft
as Tom Ross
Marc Lawrence
as Eddie Girard
Douglas Wood
as District Attorney Bert Beery
Robert Middlemass
as Moss Kitchell
Ivan Miller
as Inspector Gleason
Charles Halton
as George Leander
Louis Jean Heydt
as J.W. Butler
Fay Helm
as Mrs. Butler
Skippy
as Habeas
James Flavin
as George - Witness (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
as Secretary (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
as Simpson (uncredited)
Theodore von Eltz
as Martin - Club Owner (uncredited)
Walter Soderling
as Professor Perkins (uncredited)
William Worthington
as Committee Man (uncredited)
Lee Shumway
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
as Thug (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
as Photographer (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
as Gangster (uncredited)
Lucien Littlefield
as Mr. Roberts (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
as Detective Brophy (uncredited)
Theodore Lorch
as Clerk (uncredited)
Jeff Corey
Bud Jamison
as Bartender (uncredited)
Frank Mayo
as Witness (uncredited)
Iris Meredith
as Eddie's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Marshall Ruth
as Tubby - Law Student (uncredited)
Phillips Smalley
as University Dean (uncredited)
Lloyd Whitlock
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
Phillip Trent
as Law Student (uncredited)
Alexander Hall
Director
Jo Swerling
Writer
Henry Freulich
Director of Photography
Viola Lawrence
Editor
Everett Riskin
Producer