Cast
- Gary Cooper as Marshal Will Kane
- There was some controversy over the casting of Cooper as the lead: at 50, nearly 30 years older than co-star Kelly, he was considered by some as too old for the role.
- Thomas Mitchell as Mayor Jonas Henderson
- Lloyd Bridges as Deputy Sheriff Harvey Pell
- Katy Jurado as Helen Ramírez
- Grace Kelly as Amy (Fowler) Kane
- Otto Kruger as Judge Percy Mettrick
- Lon Chaney, Jr. as Martin Howe (as Lon Chaney)
- Harry Morgan as Sam Fuller (as Henry Morgan)
- Ian MacDonald as Frank Miller
- Eve McVeagh as Mildred Fuller
- Morgan Farley as Dr. Mahin, minister
- Harry Shannon as Cooper
- Lee Van Cleef as Jack Colby
- Robert J. Wilke as Pierce (as Robert Wilke)
- Sheb Wooley as Ben Miller
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