Ralph Meeker
Mike Hammer
Ralph Meeker
Mike Hammer
Albert Dekker
Dr. G.E. Soberin
Paul Stewart
Carl Evello
Juano Hernández
Eddie Yeager
Wesley Addy
Lt. Pat Murphy
Marian Carr
Friday
Maxine Cooper
Velda
Cloris Leachman
Christina Bailey
Gaby Rodgers
Lily Carver
Nick Dennis
Nick
Jack Lambert
Sugar Smallhouse
Jack Elam
Charlie Max
Jerry Zinneman
Sammy
Leigh Snowden
Cheesecake
Percy Helton
Doc Kennedy
Marjorie Bennett
Manager
Strother Martin
Harvey Wallace
John George
Popcorn Vendor (uncredited)
Fortunio Bonanova
Carmen Trivago
Nat King Cole
Self - Singer (voice)
Kitty White
Club Vocalist
Mady Comfort
Nightclub Singer
Art Loggins
Bartender (uncredited)
Robert Sherman
Gas Station Man (uncredited)
Eddie Beal
Sideman (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie
Athletic Club Clerk (uncredited)
Mort Marshall
Ray Diker
Robert Aldrich
Director
Mickey Spillane
Novel
A.I. Bezzerides
Screenplay
Robert Aldrich
Producer
Victor Saville
Executive Producer
Frank De Vol
Music
Ernest Laszlo
Director of Photography
Michael Luciano
Editor
William Glasgow
Art Direction
Howard Bristol
Set Decoration
Robert J. Schiffer
Makeup Artist
Jack Solomon
Sound Designer
Helen Gailey
Script Supervisor