Josef von Sternberg Director, Screenwriter George Bancroft Thunderbolt Jim Lang Actor Fay Wray Ritzy Actor Richard Arlen Bob Morgan Actor Tully Marshall Warden Actor Eugenie Besserer Mrs. Morgan Actor James Spottswood 'Snapper' O'Shea Actor Fred Kohler Sr. 'Bad Al' Friedberg Actor Robert Elliott Prison Chaplain Actor E.H. Calvert District Attorney McKay Actor George Irving Mr. Corwin Actor Mike Donlin Kentucky Sampson Actor S.S. Stewart Convict Actor W.L. Thorne Police Inspector Actor Charles Furthman Writer Jules Furthman Writer Herman J. Mankiewicz Screenwriter B.P. Fineman Producer Sam Coslow Original Music Henry W. Gerrard Cinematographer Helen Lewis Film Editing