San Quentin

Pat O'Brien

Capt. Stephen Jameson

Humphrey Bogart

Joe 'Red' Kennedy

Ann Sheridan

May

Barton MacLane

Lt. Druggin

Joe Sawyer

'Sailor Boy' Hansen

Veda Ann Borg

Helen

Archie Robbins

Mickey Callahan

Joe King

Warden Taylor

Gordon Oliver

Captain

Garry Owen

Dopey

Marc Lawrence

Venetti

Emmett Vogan

Lieutenant

William Pawley

Convict

Al Hill

Convict

Max Wagner

Prison Runner

Ernie Adams

Fink

George Beranger

Lorenz Review Headwaiter

Michael Stark

Gino Corrado

Lorenz Review Waiter (uncredited)

Frank Faylen

Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty

Cop Clearing May (uncredited)

Sol Gorss

Clerk (uncredited)

Herbert Heywood

Pop (uncredited)

Frank Orth

Convict in Bunkhouse (uncredited)

Elliott Sullivan

Convict (uncredited)

Dick Wessel

Trusty (uncredited)

Robert J. Wilke

Young Convict in Yard (uncredited)

Jack Wise

Convict in Fight (uncredited)

Doc Stone

Convict (uncredited)

Lloyd Bacon

Director