Frank Sinatra ( Frank Sinatra )

Frankie Machine

Eleanor Parker ( Eleanor Parker )

Zosch Machine

Kim Novak ( Kim Novak )

Molly

Arnold Stang ( Arnold Stang )

Sparrow

Darren McGavin ( Darren McGavin )

Louie

Robert Strauss ( Robert Strauss )

Schwiefka

John Conte ( John Conte )

Drunky

Doro Merande ( Doro Merande )

Vi

George E. Stone ( George E. Stone )

Sam Markette

George Mathews ( George Mathews )

Williams

Leonid Kinskey ( Leonid Kinskey )

Dominiwski

Emile Meyer ( Emile Meyer )

Detective Bednar

Shorty Rogers ( Shorty Rogers )

Band Leader

Shelly Manne ( Shelly Manne )

Drummer

Herschel Graham ( Herschel Graham )

Club Safari Patron (uncredited)

Frank Mills ( Frank Mills )

Street Vagrant (uncredited)

Harry 'Snub' Pollard ( Harry 'Snub' Pollard )

Street Vagrant (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre ( Jeffrey Sayre )

Club Safari Patron (uncredited)

Jered Barclay ( Jered Barclay )

Leonard Bremen ( Leonard Bremen )

Paul E. Burns ( Paul E. Burns )

Pete Candoli ( Pete Candoli )

Harold 'Tommy' Hart ( Harold 'Tommy' Hart )

Mike Lally ( Mike Lally )

Frank Marlowe ( Frank Marlowe )

Joe McTurk ( Joe McTurk )

Gordon Mitchell ( Gordon Mitchell )

Jack Mulhall ( Jack Mulhall )

Ralph Neff ( Ralph Neff )

Norman Papson ( Norman Papson )

Ernest Raboff ( Ernest Raboff )

Frank Richards ( Frank Richards )

Suzanne Ridgway ( Suzanne Ridgway )

Charles Seel ( Charles Seel )

Martha Wentworth ( Martha Wentworth )

Will Wright ( Will Wright )