Jerry Hopper Director Sterling Hayden Chief Joe Conroy Actor Gloria Grahame Marianna Actor Gene Barry Al Willis Actor Marcia Henderson Helen Willis Actor Max Showalter Det. Lt. Fred Parks Actor Billy Chapin Petey Actor Chuck Connors Capt. Owen Kincaide Actor Don Haggerty Matt Matthews Actor Stuart Randall Chief A.S. Babcock Actor Don Garrett Tony Actor Richard Beach Felix Actor Tol Avery Irish Actor Paul Leavitt Gerald Frazier Actor Fay Roope Commissioner F.J. O'Day Actor Joseph Mell Otto Stoltz Actor Lawrence Roman Screenwriter Ross Hunter Producer Russell Metty Cinematographer Al Clark Film Editing Hans J. Salter Original Music Alexander Golitzen Art Director Russell A. Gausman Set Decoration Rosemary Odell Costume Design