Cast
- Barbara Stanwyck as Martha Ivers
- Van Heflin as Sam Masterson
- Lizabeth Scott as Antonia "Toni" Marachek
- Kirk Douglas as Walter O'Neil
- Roman Bohnen as Mr. O'Neil
- Judith Anderson as Mrs. Ivers
- Janis Wilson as the young Martha Ivers
- Darryl Hickman as the young Sam Masterson
Cast notes:
- This film marked Kirk Douglas' screen début. Producer Hal B. Wallis was on his way to New York to look for new talent when Lauren Bacall suggested he look up her old drama school classmate, Issur Demsky, later to be renamed Kirk Douglas.
- Future film director and producer Blake Edwards has an uncredited bit part as a sailor who hitches a ride with Sam.
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