Virgil Starkwell
Louise
Fritz - Director
Miss Blair
Jake - Convict
Al - Bank Robber
Chain Gang Warden
Fred
Vince
Frank
Joe Agneta
The Judge
Farm House Lady
Mother Starkwell
Julius Epstein - The Psychiatrist (as Don Frazier)
Father Starkwell
Michael Sullivan
The Narrator (voice)
Kay Lewis
Stanley Krim - Photographer (uncredited)
Member of Virgil's Gang (uncredited)
Gumball thief (uncredited)
Police Officer in Coffee Shop (uncredited)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Prison Guard Captain (uncredited)
Parade Spectator (uncredited)
Gorilla (uncredited)
Chain Gang Man (uncredited)
Patrolman Lynch (uncredited)
Young Virgil Starkwell (uncredited)
Virgil's son (uncredited)