James Cruze Director Charles Bickford "Rocky" Thorpe, John Franklin Actor Ann Dvorak Connie Benson Actor Wynne Gibson Orchid Actor Alan Baxter "Dapper" Mallare Actor Harold Huber Panatella Actor Willard Robertson Inspector Sullivan Actor Max Rosenbloom Tombstone Actor Charles Trowbridge District Attorney Lucas Actor John Wray Maddock Actor Jonathan Hale Warden Actor Fred Kohler Sr. Krueger Actor Howard Phillips Al Benson Actor Robert Gleckler Nolan Actor Elliott Sullivan Hopkins Actor Maurice Cass Phillips Actor Samuel Fuller Screenwriter Charles F. Royal Screenwriter Wellyn Totman Screenwriter Ernest Miller Cinematographer William M. Morgan Film Editing John Victor Mackay Art Director Irene Saltern Costume Design Al Wilson Production Manager