| Walter Huston | fängelsedirektör Mike Brady |
| Phillips Holmes | Mary Brady, Mike Bradys dotter |
| Mary Doran | Gertrude Williams |
| DeWitt Jennings | fängelsekapten Gleason |
| John Sheehan | avgående fängelsedirektör |
| Boris Karloff | Ned Galloway |
| Otto Hoffman | Fales |
| Clark Marshall | Runch, fånge |
| Arthur Hoyt | Nettleford, advokat |
| Ethel Wales | Katie |
| Nicholas Soussanin | doktor Rinewulf |
| Paul Porcasi | Spelvin |
| James Guilfoyle | Doran |
| Lee Phelps | Doherty |
| Hugh Walker | Lew, Bradys medhjälpare |
| Jack Vance | reportern |
| Andy Devine | en fånge |