Kirk Douglas
Midge Kelly

Marilyn Maxwell
Grace Diamond

Arthur Kennedy
Connie Kelly

Paul Stewart
Tommy Haley

Ruth Roman
Emma Bryce

Lola Albright
Palmer Harris

Luis van Rooten
Harris

Harry Shannon
Lew

John Daheim
Dunne

Ralph Sanford
Hammond

Esther Howard
Mrs. Kelly

Bill Baldwin
Bill Brown (Ringside Broadcaster) (uncredited)

Don Brodie
Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)

Sayre Dearing
Newspaper Reporter at Benefit (uncredited)

Paul Dubov
Gangster (uncredited)

Mike Lally
Well-Wisher in Nightclub (uncredited)

Hal March
Mobster (uncredited)

George Meader
Fight Doctor (uncredited)

Forbes Murray
Speaker at Benefit (uncredited)

Tim Ryan
Al (Kansas City Manager) (uncredited)

Charles Sherlock
Dunne's Cornerman (uncredited)

Hilda Simms
Maid (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan
Kansas City Referee (uncredited)

Polly Bergen
Radio and Jukebox Singer (voice) (uncredited)