"Pablo, a wandering laborer, has imprisoned himself in a hell of alcoholism. Cruz, a widow, reaches out to the troubled man, but even her compassion may not be enough to save him."
Pedro Infante
as Pablo Galván
Rosario Granados
as Cruz
Domingo Soler
as Leandro
Magda Guzmán
as Silvia
Wolf Ruvinskis
as El caimán
Hortensia Santoveña
as Pablo's Mother
Manuel Dondé
as Carmelo
Aurora Ruiz
as Teo
Nacho Contla
as Pánfilo
Dolores Tinoco
as Irene
Lilia Prado
as Martha
Alfonso Carti
as Police Officer (uncredited)
José Muñoz
Paquito Fernández
as Pablo's Little Brother (uncredited)
Jaime González Quiñones
Leonor Gómez
as Market Seller (uncredited)
Isabel Herrera
Jaime Jiménez Pons
as Fito (uncredited)
Mario Humberto Jiménez Pons
as Cruz's Son (uncredited)
Rogelio 'Frijolitos' Jiménez Pons
Rubén Márquez
as Passenger (uncredited)
José Pardavé
as Baker (uncredited)
Ignacio Peón
as Priest (uncredited)
Guillermo Ramírez
as Silvia's Lover (uncredited)
Rafael Torres
as Man in Canteen (uncredited)
Ramón Valdés
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
Rogelio A. González
Director
Luis Alcoriza
Screenplay
Maxim Gorky
Story
Janet Alcoriza
Edward Fitzgerald
Production Design
José Ortiz Ramos
Director of Photography
Manuel Esperón
Original Music Composer
Carlos Savage
Editor
Óscar Dancigers
Producer
Manuel González
Camera Operator