| 1 | Hank | | A money counterfeiter. |
| | Jackson | | Protagonist. Aka: Bruzz. |
| | Jodie | | Hank's colleague. |
| | Imabelle | Perkins | Jackson's girlfriend. |
| | H. Exodus | Clay | Jackson's boss. The undertaker. |
| | Mama | Jackson | Jackson's mother. |
| | Marcus | | Mr. Clay's embalmer. |
| 2 | Margie | | Imabelle's sister. |
| | Mr. | Canefield | Jackson's neighbor. |
| | Gaines | | The reverend. |
| 3 | Stack | Of Dollars | One of the gamblers. |
| | Abie | The Jew | One of the gamblers. |
| | Red | Horse | A professional gambler in Harlem. |
| | Four-Four | | A professional gambler in Harlem. |
| | Coot | | A professional gambler in Harlem. |
| | Sweet | Wine | A pimp. |
| | Rock | Candy | A pimp. |
| | Chink | | A pimp. |
| | Beauty | | A pimp. |
| | Doc | Henderson | A dentist. |
| | Mister | Foot | A numbers banker. |
| | Goldy | | Jackson's twin brother. |
| 4 | Gabriel | | Goldy's other alias. |
| 5 | Big | Kathy | Goldy's roommate. A whorehouse owner. |
| | Lady | Gypsy | A fortune-telling fraud. |
| | Mother | Goose | Goldy's guardian. |
| 8 | Coffin Ed | Johnson | The Harlem's famous detective. |
| | Grave Digger | Jones | Johnson's partner. |
| | Teena | | A prostitute. |
| | Walker | | The prospector who discovered the lost gold mine in Mexico. |
| | Mr. | Morgan | A big-time financier in Los Angeles. |
| | Goldsmith | | A gold assayer. The marshal that Jackson met. Aka: Slim, Skinner. |
| | Gus | Parsons | Mr. Morgan's contact. A real estate broker. |
| 10 | Joe | | The bartender. |
| 20 | Big Fats | | The fat man that Jackson met. |
| 21 | Eddie | | The cellar restaurant owner. |
| | Billie | | A restaurant owner. |
| | Lucky | | A cabaret owner. |
| 23 | Jeanie | | One of Billie's girls. |
| | Carol | | Hank's companion. |
| 24 | John | Lawrence | The young assistant D.A. |
| | Joe | Simpson | Mr. Clay's lawyer. |
