James Cagney
Albert 'Bert' Harris

Joan Blondell
Anne Roberts

Louis Calhern
'Dapper Dan' Barker

Noel Francis
Helen Wilson

Ray Milland
Joe Reynolds

Guy Kibbee
A. Rupert Johnson Jr.

Polly Walters
Peggy

William Burress
Colonel Bellock

Maude Eburne
Mrs. Snyder

Nat Pendleton
Hank aka Pete

Wade Boteler
Detective (uncredited)

Richard Cramer
Cabbie (uncredited)

Bill Elliott
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Lew Harvey
Driver (uncredited)

Ben Hendricks Jr.
Tough Guy on Dance Floor (uncredited)

Charles Lane
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Otto Lederer
Pawnbroker (uncredited)

Russell Hopton
Jerry (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Edward Martindel
Jeweler (uncredited)

Frank McLure
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Walter Percival
Lee (uncredited)

Philip Sleeman
Conman (uncredited)

Lucille Ward
Prison Matron (uncredited)