"A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find out later he was innocent. Now the drunken attorney only seems to represent criminals and low lifes."
Edward G. Robinson
as Victor Scott
Nina Foch
as Ellen Miles
Hugh Marlowe
as Ray Borden
Jayne Mansfield
as Angel O'Hara
Albert Dekker
as Frank Garland
Howard St. John
as E.A. Smith
Ellen Corby
as Miss Hinkel
Edward Platt
as Ralph Ford
Jan Merlin
as Andy Garth
Robert Ellenstein
as Joe Knight
Jay Adler
as Joseph Carter
Henry Kulky
as Taylor
James McCallion
as Allen Parker
Addison Richards
as Steve Harper
Lawrence Dobkin
as Al Carol
DeForest Kelley
as Edward Clary (as DeForest Kelly)
Clark Howat
as George Graves
Stuart Nedd
as Phillips (as Stuart Nedd)
Bess Flowers
as Diner at Bar of Justice Restaurant
Archie Twitchell
as Mr. Manning
John Albright
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Chris Alcaide
as Cop at Property Desk (uncredited)
Leon Alton
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
John Alvin
Roxanne Arlen
as Ginnie Hathaway (uncredited)
Phil Arnold
as News Vendor (uncredited)
Benjie Bancroft
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Baynes Barron
as District Attorney's Man (uncredited)
Don Bender
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Julie Bennett
as Ms. Worth (uncredited)
John Beradino
as Scott's Client (uncredited)
George Boyce
Lovyss Bradley
as Matron (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
Chet Brandenburg
as Defendant (uncredited)
John Breen
Joe Brooks
as Reporter (uncredited)
George Bruggeman
as Guard (uncredited)
Boyd Cabeen
Alexander Campbell
as Municipal Court Judge (uncredited)
Dee Carroll
as Ruth (uncredited)
Charles Cirillo
as Waiter (uncredited)
Bill Clark
John Cliff
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
John Close
as Prison Switchboard Guard (uncredited)
Fred Coby
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Bud Cokes
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
James Conaty
Paul Cristo
Oliver Cross
as Client Leaving Office (uncredited)
Diana Darrin
as Dorothy (uncredited)
Dan Dowling
Pauline Drake
as Woman (uncredited)
Minta Durfee
Charles Evans
as Judge (uncredited)
Joe Evans
Franklyn Farnum
Adolph Faylauer
Tom Ferrandini
Charles Fogel
Curt Furberg
James Gonzalez
Dick Gordon
Marion Gray
Duke Green
Robert Haines
as Juror (uncredited)
Charlie Hall
as Bellhop (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
as Department Head (uncredited)
Mark Hanna
Ed Haskett
Jack Henderson
Jonathan Hole
as Doctor (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan
Larry Hudson
as Detective (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone
as Barfly (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey
Kenner G. Kemp
as Restaurant Patron / Courtroom Photographer (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Louise Lane
John Larch
Perk Lazelle
as Attorney (uncredited)
King Lockwood
Maurice Marks
Kathy Marlowe
as Gloria Benson (uncredited)
Thomas Martin
as Party Waiter (uncredited)
Mathew McCue
John McKee
William Meader
Charles Meredith
Harold Miller
Frank Mills
as Man in Drunk Tank (uncredited)
Eleanor Moore
as Mrs. Seltzer (uncredited)
Sol Murgi
Richard Neill
William H. O'Brien
as Butler (uncredited)
Monty O'Grady
John Pedrini
Gilman Rankin
Anthony Redondo
Waclaw Rekwart
Grandon Rhodes
as John Seltzer (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway
as Party Guest (uncredited)
George Ross
as Cop (uncredited)
Henry Rowland
as Jailer (uncredited)
John Roy
Loretta Russell
Cosmo Sardo
Jeffrey Sayre
Phil Schumacher
Scott Seaton
Bernard Sell
as Paramedic (uncredited)
Stephen Soldi
Ted Stanhope
Marjorie Stapp
as Night Orderly (uncredited)
Norman Stevans
Bert Stevens
Hal Taggart
as Courtroom Well-Wisher (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Herb Vigran
as Municipal Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Max Wagner
as Bartender (uncredited)
Justice Watson
as Judge Wick (uncredited)
Tom Wilson
W.R. Burnett
Screenplay
James R. Webb
Frank J. Collins
Story
Frank P. Rosenberg
Producer
Max Steiner
Original Music Composer
J. Peverell Marley
Director of Photography
Thomas Reilly
Editor
Lewis Allen
Director
William Wallace
Set Decoration
Henry Vilardo
Makeup Artist
Richard L. Wilson
Gaffer