William Wyler Director, Producer Kirk Douglas Det. Jim McLeod Actor Eleanor Parker Mary McLeod Actor William Bendix Det. Lou Brody Actor Horace McMahon Lt. Monaghan Actor Lee Grant Shoplifter Actor Craig Hill Arthur Kindred Actor Cathy O'Donnell Susan Carmichael Actor Bert Freed Det. Dakis Actor George Macready Karl Schneider Actor Joseph Wiseman Charley Gennini (burglar) Actor Gladys George Miss Hatch Actor Frank Faylen Det. Gallagher Actor Luis Van Rooten Joe Feinson (reporter) Actor Warner Anderson Endicott Sims Actor Sidney Kingsley Writer Robert Wyler Writer Philip Yordan Writer Lee Garmes Cinematographer Robert Swink Film Editing A. Earl Hedrick Art Director Hal Pereira Art Director Emile Kuri Set Decoration Edith Head Costume Design