"They'll Blow Every Fuse in the Big House!"
After his death sentence is commuted to life in prison, John Resko is transferred from Sing-Sing to Dannemora where, with the help of a humane prison guard, he becomes a rehabilitated man and a successful painter.
John Resko

Principal Keeper

Iggy

Carl Carmer

Tiptoes

Warden

Resko's Sister
Resko's Father

Wino

Resko's Mother

Guard

Teach

Guard

Commissioner

Connie Resko

Nick

Gunther

Stanley
Vic the Barber

Storekeeper

Guard
Greer

Guard
Cathy (as an adult)
Lefty

Duke
Guard

Inmate
Guard
Cell Block Guard

Guard

Gallery Man
Painter (uncredited)

Sculptor (uncredited)
Cell Block Guard (uncredited)

Sculptor (uncredited)
Sculptor (uncredited)
Painter (uncredited)

Convict (uncredited)
Sculptor (uncredited)
Sculptor (uncredited)
Sculptor (uncredited)
Guard (uncredited)
Guard (uncredited)