An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.
| Camera | Burnett Guffey | Director of Photography |
| Production | Robert Lord | Producer |
| Editing | Viola Lawrence | Editor |
| Directing | Nicholas Ray | Director |
| Sound | George Antheil | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Daniel Taradash | Screenplay |
| Writing | John Monks Jr. | Screenplay |
| Writing | Willard Motley | Novel |
| Production | Henry S. Kesler | Associate Producer |
| Production | Humphrey Bogart | Executive Producer |
| Art | Robert Peterson | Art Direction |
| Art | William Kiernan | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean Louis | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Clay Campbell | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Hunt | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert J. Schiffer | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Arthur S. Black Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Frank Goodwin | Sound Engineer |
| Crew | Paul Baxley | Stunts |
| Lighting | William Johnson | Gaffer |
| Camera | Walter Meins | Grip |
| Camera | Joseph Walters | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Morris Stoloff | Music Director |
| Sound | Ernest Gold | Orchestrator |
| Directing | Frances McDowell | Script Supervisor |