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Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Edward L. Cahn

Writing Credits  

Albert Maltz ... (play) and
George Sklar ... (play)
 
Tom Reed

Cast (in credits order)  

Eric Linden ... Eddie Martin
Sidney Fox ... Peggy Martin
Tully Marshall ... District Attorney. Anderson
Louis Calhern ... Asst. District Attorney John Wade
George Meeker ... Lenny Collins
Robert Warwick ... Jake Stranskey
Berton Churchill ... Mayor William 'Billy' Manning
Edward Arnold ... Jig Skelli
Mayo Methot ... Marge Winters
J. Carrol Naish ... Joe Skelli (replaced by Matt Mc Hugh)
Matt McHugh ... Joe Skelli
Thomas E. Jackson ... Deputy Benchley (as Tom Jackson)
Frank Sheridan ... Police Commissioner Garvey
Ian Maclaren Ian Maclaren ... Chief Frank Hyers
Gustav von Seyffertitz ... Attorney Harry Berger
Reginald Barlow ... Judge MacMurray
Edward Martindel ... Mayor Jamison
Joyce Compton ... Alice - Party Girl
John Ince ... Bill (detective)
George Chandler ... Pete (bellhop)
Arthur Housman ... Archie (drunk)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
King Baggot ... Police Officer (uncredited)
Joe Bonomo ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Walter Brennan ... Protester Sign Carrier (uncredited)
Lynton Brent ... Wade's Secretary (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks Ralph Brooks ... Reporter (uncredited)
Thomas Carrigan ... Burns (uncredited)
Lita Chevret ... Molly (uncredited)
G. Pat Collins ... Detective Archie Quinn (uncredited)
Kernan Cripps ... Arresting Detective (uncredited)
Jack Dougherty ... Third-Degree Detective (uncredited)
Jimmie Dundee ... Cab Driver (uncredited)
James Eagles James Eagles ... Sam - Bellhop (uncredited)
Jim Farley ... Police Sergeant (uncredited)
William Farrel William Farrel ... Third-Degree Detective #1 (uncredited)
Olin Francis ... Prison Hospital Guard (uncredited)
Clarence Geldert ... Third-Degree Doctor (uncredited)
Charles Giblyn Charles Giblyn ... Doctor (uncredited)
Huntley Gordon ... Governor (uncredited)
Dorothy Granger ... Kippie - Party Girl (uncredited)
Julia Griffith Julia Griffith ... Dignitary on Dais (uncredited)
Pat Harmon ... Prison Patient (uncredited)
Robert Homans ... Bill McGuire - Third-Degree Detective (uncredited)
Perry Ivins Perry Ivins ... Unemployed Man (uncredited)
Gladden James ... Reporter (uncredited)
Lew Kelly ... Mailman (uncredited)
William J. Kelly ... Third-Degree Detective (uncredited)
Colin Kenny ... Dignitary on Dais (uncredited)
Fred Kohler Jr. ... Max - Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Lew Meehan ... Jail Official (uncredited)
Monte Montague ... Electrician (uncredited)
Frances Morris ... Miss Sheridan - Nurse (uncredited)
Robert Morris Robert Morris ... Third-Degree Detective #2 (uncredited)
Lee Phelps Lee Phelps ... Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Alexander Pollard ... Party Waiter (uncredited)
Hal Price ... Arresting Detective (uncredited)
Lorin Raker Lorin Raker ... Mike (uncredited)
Jack Richardson ... Editor (uncredited)
Cliff Saum Cliff Saum ... Protester with Sign (uncredited)
Philip Sleeman ... Prison Patient (uncredited)
Ben Taggart ... Detective Burke (uncredited)
Emma Tansey Emma Tansey ... Old Lady (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook ... Spike - Henchman (uncredited)
Edward Thomas ... Bartender (uncredited)
William Wagner William Wagner ... Reporter (uncredited)
Allen Wood Allen Wood ... Bellhop (uncredited)

Produced by 

Carl Laemmle Jr. ... producer

Music by 

James Dietrich ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by 

Karl Freund

Editing by 

Milton Carruth

Art Direction by 

Charles D. Hall ... (uncredited)
Edgar G. Ulmer ... (uncredited)

Sound Department 

C. Roy Hunter ... sound supervisor (uncredited)
Jess Moulin ... sound recordist (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Sherman Clark ... still photographer (uncredited)
Jack Eagan ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Richard Fryer ... camera operator (uncredited)

Editorial Department 

Maurice Pivar ... supervising editor

Music Department 

Gilbert Kurland ... music supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Carl Laemmle ... presenter

See also

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