"A former prisoner of war, Frank Enley is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank has a shameful secret that comes back to haunt him when fellow survivor Joe Parkson emerges, intent on making Frank pay for his past deeds."
Van Heflin
as Frank R. Enley
Robert Ryan
as Joe Parkson
Janet Leigh
as Edith Enley
Mary Astor
as Pat
Phyllis Thaxter
as Ann
Berry Kroeger
as Johnny
Taylor Holmes
as Gavery
Harry Antrim
as Fred
Connie Gilchrist
as Martha
Will Wright
as Pop
John Albright
as Bellboy (uncredited)
Rudolph Anders
as German (voice) (uncredited)
William Bailey
as Convention Party Drunk (uncredited)
Margaret Bert
as Bystander (uncredited)
Barbara Billingsley
as Woman (voice) (uncredited)
Douglas Carter
as Heavy Jowled Man (uncredited)
Bill Cartledge
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Fred Datig Jr.
Sayre Dearing
as Conventioneer (uncredited)
Rex Downing
as Teenage Boy (uncredited)
Jim Drum
as Policeman (uncredited)
Phil Dunham
Dick Elliott
Mary Jo Ellis
Everett Glass
as Hotel Night Clerk (uncredited)
A. Cameron Grant
as Man at Bar (uncredited)
Don Haggerty
Mahlon Hamilton
as Wino Pedestrian (uncredited)
Tom Hanlon
as Radio Commentator (voice) (uncredited)
Larry Holt
as Georgie Enley (uncredited)
Wesley Hopper
Jimmy Kelly
Anne Kimbell
Paul Kruger
Rocco Lanzo
Nolan Leary
as Voice (voice) (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
Mickey Martin
Walter Merrill
Howard M. Mitchell
as Bartender (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery
Roger Moore
David Newell
George Ovey
Garry Owen
as Auto Rental Co. Attendant (uncredited)
Ralph Peters
as Tim - Bartender (uncredited)
William Phillips
as War Vet Speaker at Dedication (uncredited)
Florita Romero
as Girl (uncredited)
Fred Santley
Frank J. Scannell
as Bell Captain (uncredited)
Hans Schumm
Irene Seidner
as Old Woman (uncredited)
Dick Simmons
as Veteran (uncredited)
Robert Skelton
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Robert R. Stephenson
as Bartender in Dive (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Phil Tead
as Hotel Day Clerk (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
as Man (uncredited)
Candy Toxton
as Veteran's Wife (uncredited)
Roland Varno
Robert L. Richards
Screenplay
William H. Wright
Producer
Robert Surtees
Director of Photography
Bronislau Kaper
Original Music Composer
Collier Young
Story
Fred Zinnemann
Director
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Conrad A. Nervig
Editor
Hans Peters
Helen Rose
Costume Designer
Sydney Guilaroff
Hair Designer
Jack Dawn
Makeup Designer
Andrew Marton
Second Unit Director
Henry Grace
Assistant Set Decoration
Douglas Shearer
Sound Director
Harry Stradling Jr.
Assistant Camera
André Previn
Conductor
Robert Franklyn
Orchestrator