Frank Tuttle Director, Writer Alan Ladd Philip Raven Actor Veronica Lake Ellen Graham Actor Robert Preston Det. Lt. Michael Crane Actor Laird Cregar Willard Gates Actor Tully Marshall Alvin Brewster Actor Mikhail Rasumny Slukey Actor Marc Lawrence Tommy (Gates' chauffeur) Actor Pamela Blake Annie (hotel maid) Actor Harry Shannon Steve Finnerty Actor Frank Ferguson Albert Baker Actor Bernadene Hayes Albert Baker's Secretary Actor Jim Farley Night Watchman Actor Virita Campbell Little Girl Actor Olin Howland Blair Fletcher Actor Roger Imhof Sen. Burnett Actor Victor Kilian Drew (Brewster's nurse) Actor Emmett Vogan Sgt. Carlisle (uncredited) Actor Chester Clute Rooming House Manager Actor Charles Arnt Will Gates Actor Virginia Farmer Maid in dress shop (uncredited) Actor Clem Bevans Scissor Grinder Actor Harry Hayden Man in restaurant (uncredited) Actor Yvonne De Carlo Showgirl at Neptune Club (uncredited) Actor Graham Greene Writer Albert Maltz Writer W. R. Burnett Writer Richard Blumenthal Associate Producer John F. Seitz Cinematographer Archie Marshek Film Editing David Buttolph Original Music Jacques Press Original Music Hans Dreier Art Director Robert Usher Art Director Edith Head Costume Design Wally Westmore Makeup Artist John Cope Sound Recordist Philip Wisdom Sound Recordist