John Wayne

Duke Fergus

Ann Dvorak

Ann 'Flaxen' Tarry

Joseph Schildkraut

Boss Tito Morell

William Frawley

Wolf Wylie

Virginia Grey

Rita Dane

Russell Hicks

Cyrus Danver, Owner San Francisco Star

Jack Norton

Byline Conners, Reporter San Francisco Star

Paul Fix

Calico Jim

Manart Kippen

Dr. Gorman

Eve Lynne

Martha, Morell's Secretary

Marc Lawrence

Joe Disko, Gambler

Butterfly McQueen

Beulah, Flaxen's Maid

Rex Lease

Collingswood

Hank Bell

Hank

Al Murphy

Horseshoe Brown

Eddie Acuff

Smokey, the Train Engineer (uncredited)

Gino Corrado

Waiter (uncredited)

Kenne Duncan

Gambler (uncredited)

Bud Geary

Henchman (uncredited)

Frank Hagney

Morell Henchman (uncredited)

William Hoehne Jr.

Blond haired boy delivering beer (uncredited)

Adele Mara

Marie (uncredited)

Jack Mulhall

Gambler (uncredited)

Doc Adams

Barfly

Melva Anstead

Dancehall Girl

Walter Bacon

Barfly

Frank Balderrama

Barfly

John Barton

Barfly

Edward Biby

Bill McGale

George Boyce

Specialty Dancer

Chet Brandenburg

Townsman

Roy Butler

Telephone Man

James Carlisle

Barfly

Dorothy Christy

Mother Bronson

Edmund Cobb

Townsman

Russell Custer

Barfly

Jack Gargan

Bartender

William Halligan

Tom Buckman

Stuart Hamblen

Jud McCone

Chuck Hamilton

Barfly

Mahlon Hamilton

Mr. Santer

Frank Jaquet

Prominent Citizen

Michael Jeffers

Whit Calverty

Patricia Knox

Dancehall Girl

Tom London

Thompson, Townsman in Mob

Charles Marsh

Speaker

Frankie Marvin

Cowboy

Frank McCarroll

Attendant

Philo McCullough

Gambler

Pat McKee

Barfly

William J. O'Brien

Waiter

Jack O'Shea

Barnes, the Dice Table Croupier

Bud Osborne

Bartender

Eddie Parker

Pedestrian

Victor Potel

Train Fireman

Bobbie Priest

Dancehall Girl

Hugh Prosser

Fred Mallen

Beverly Reedy

Dancehall Girl

Joe Rickson

Dealer

Arlyn Roberts

Dancehall Girl

Hector V. Sarno

Spectator at Dice Table

Lee Shumway

Casey

Larry Steers

Gambler

Charles Sullivan

Calico Jim's Bartender

Emmett Vogan

Gleason, Rita's Agent

Larry Wheat

Barfly

Bill Wolfe

Barfly in White Suit