W. S. Van Dyke II Director William Powell Nick Charles Actor Myrna Loy Nora Charles Actor Virginia Grey Lois MacFay, Linda Mills Actor Otto Kruger Assistant District Attorney Van Slack Actor C. Aubrey Smith Colonel Burr MacFay Actor Ruth Hussey Dorothy Waters Actor Nat Pendleton Lieutenant John Guild Actor Patric Knowles Dudley Horn Actor Tom Neal Freddie Coleman Actor Phyllis Gordon Mrs. Isabella Bellam Actor Sheldon Leonard Phil Church Actor Don Costello "Diamond Back" Vogel Actor Harry Bellaver "Creeps" Binder Actor Muriel Hutchison H. Culverton "Smitty" Smith Actor Abner Biberman Dum-Dum Actor Marjorie Main Mrs. Dolley Actor Frances Goodrich Screenwriter Albert Hackett Screenwriter Hunt Stromberg Producer William H. Daniels Cinematographer Oliver T. Marsh Cinematographer Fredrick Y. Smith Film Editing Edward Ward Original Music Cedric Gibbons Art Director Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration