James Cagney
Eddie Bartlett

Priscilla Lane
Jean Sherman

Humphrey Bogart
George Hally

Gladys George
Panama Smith

Jeffrey Lynn
Lloyd Hart

Frank McHugh
Danny Green

Paul Kelly
Nick Brown

Elisabeth Risdon
Mrs. Sherman

Edward Keane
Henderson

Joe Sawyer
The Sergeant

Joseph Crehan
Michaels

George Meeker
Masters

John Hamilton
Judge

Robert Elliott
First Detective

Eddy Chandler
Second Detective

Abner Biberman
Henchman

Vera Lewis
Mrs. Gray

Eddie Acuff
Cabbie (uncredited)

Murray Alper
Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)

Robert Armstrong
Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited)

Raymond Bailey
2nd Ex-Con (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

James Blaine
Club Doorman (uncredited)

Wade Boteler
Policeman in Speakeasy (uncredited)

Harry C. Bradley
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Al Bridge
Ship Captain (uncredited)

Paul Bryar
Gangster (uncredited)

Nat Carr
Waiter (uncredited)

Glen Cavender
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Clay Clement
Bramfield (uncredited)

Ann Codee
Saleswoman (uncredited)

Calvin Coolidge
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Maurice Costello
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Kernan Cripps
Cop (uncredited)

Sayre Dearing
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Joe Devlin
Order-Taker (uncredited)

Bill Elliott
Bootlegger (uncredited)

James Flavin
Policeman (uncredited)

Bess Flowers
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Fred Graham
Henchman Eddie Pushes Over Railing (uncredited)

Creighton Hale
Customer (uncredited)

Bert Hanlon
Pianist (uncredited)

Carl Harbaugh
Street-Cleaner (uncredited)

John Harron
Soldier (uncredited)

Lew Harvey
3rd Ex-Con (uncredited)

Herbert Heywood
Pop (uncredited)

Al Hill
1st Ex-Con (uncredited)

Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes
Taxi Passenger (uncredited)

Herbert Hoover
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

George Humbert
Luigi (uncredited)

Lloyd Ingraham
Official in Montage (uncredited)

Michael Jeffers
Joe - The Bartender (uncredited)

Donald Kerr
Cabbie (uncredited)

Milton Kibbee
Cabbie (uncredited)

Reid Kilpatrick
Announcer (uncredited)

Mike Lally
Gangster (uncredited)

George Lloyd
Singing Trio Member (uncredited)

Arthur Loft
Still Proprietor (uncredited)

Frank Mayo
Policeman (uncredited)

Jack Mower
Guard (uncredited)

Benito Mussolini
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Wendell Niles
Self - Announcer (uncredited)

Jack Norton
Drunk at Henderson Club (uncredited)

Wedgwood Nowell
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Pat O'Malley
Jailer (uncredited)

Oscar O'Shea
Customer (uncredited)

David Oliver
Policeman (uncredited)

Emory Parnell
Gangster (uncredited)

William Pawley
Cabdriver (uncredited)

Lee Phelps
Bailiff (uncredited)

John J. Richardson
Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)

John Ridgely
Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)

Cyril Ring
Charlie (uncredited)

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Don Rowan
Gangster (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre
Order-Taker (uncredited)

Amzie Strickland
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan
Freighter Crew Member (uncredited)

Elliott Sullivan
Eddie's Cellmate (uncredited)

Billy Wayne
Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)

Ben Welden
Tavern Proprietor (uncredited)

Dick Wessel
Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)

Leo White
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Frank Wilcox
Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)

Norman Willis
Bootlegger (uncredited)

Charles C. Wilson
Policeman (uncredited)