The Great McGinty

Brian Donlevy

Daniel 'Dan' McGinty

Muriel Angelus

Catharine McGinty

Akim Tamiroff

The Boss

Allyn Joslyn

George

William Demarest

Skeeters - The Politician

Louis Jean Heydt

Tommy Thompson

Harry Rosenthal

Louie - The Boss' Bodyguard

Arthur Hoyt

Mayor Wilfred H. Tillinghast

Libby Taylor

Bessy - The Maid

Thurston Hall

Mr. Maxwell

Steffi Duna

The Dancing Girl

Esther Howard

Madame Juliette La Jolla

Frank Moran

The Boss' Chauffeur

Jimmy Conlin

The Lookout - At Felgman's

Dewey Robinson

Benny Felgman

Donnie Kerr

Donnie - Catherine's Boy, Age 4

Mary Thomas

Mary - Catherine's Girl, Age 6

Drew Roddy

Donnie - Catherine's Boy, Age 9

Sheila Sheldon

Mary - Catherine's Girl, Age 11

George Anderson

Charlie - Cashier (uncredited)

Sylvia Andrew

Bit Role (uncredited)

William Benedict

Farm Boy (uncredited)

Sammy Blum

Bartender (uncredited)

Richard Carle

Dr. Jonas J. Jarvis - Card Player in Cantina (uncredited)

Ed Cassidy

Detective (uncredited)

Pauline Drake

Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

William Edmunds

Professor - Election Official at Gymnasium (uncredited)

Betty Farrington

Bit Role (uncredited)

Byron Foulger

Governor's Secretary (uncredited)

Duke Green

Double (uncredited)

Harry Hayden

Poll Watcher at Barber Shop (uncredited)

Lorimer Johnston

Old Crack-Pot (uncredited)

Charles McAvoy

Guard (uncredited)

Wanda McKay

Bit Role (uncredited)

George Melford

Senior Senator (uncredited)

Charles R. Moore

McGinty's Valet (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

Saloon Extra (uncredited)

Paul Newlan

Ugly Prisoner Demanding Quiet (uncredited)

Enrique Orona

Libertad, Mexican Boy (uncredited)

Emory Parnell

Policeman at Soup Kitchen (uncredited)

Jean Phillips

New Manicurist (uncredited)

Victor Potel

Cook (uncredited)

C.L. Sherwood

Guard at Jail (uncredited)

Lee Shumway

Mike - Cop (uncredited)

Walter Soderling

Election Official at Laundry (uncredited)

Larry Steers

Guest at Election Celebration (uncredited)

Kay Stewart

First Manicurist (uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon

Voting Registrar (uncredited)

Bess Wade

Bit Role (uncredited)

Robert Warwick

Opposition Speaker (uncredited)

Pat West

Pappia Saunders - Bail Bondsman (uncredited)

Preston Sturges

Director, Writer

Buddy G. DeSylva

Producer