Peter Lorre as The Stranger

John McGuire as Michael Ward

Margaret Tallichet as Jane

Charles Waldron as District Attorney

Elisha Cook Jr. as Joe Briggs

Charles Halton as Albert Meng

Ethel Griffies as Mrs. Kane

Cliff Clark as Martin

Oscar O'Shea as The Judge

Alec Craig as Briggs' Defense Attorney

Otto Hoffman as Charles Evans

Bobby Barber as Giuseppe, the Italian Grocer (uncredited)

Lee Bonnell as Reporter (uncredited)

Harry C. Bradley as Court Clerk (uncredited)

Lynton Brent as Cabdriver at Nick's (uncredited)

Jack Cheatham as Detective (uncredited)

Ray Cooke as Phil, Lunch Counterman (uncredited)

Robert Dudley as Postman (uncredited)

William Edmunds as Gardener (uncredited)

Jim Farley as Policeman at Accident (uncredited)

Betty Farrington as Woman Wanting Seat at Lunch Counter (uncredited)

Jack Gargan as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Greta Granstedt as Housekeeper (uncredited)

John Harmon as Thin-Faced Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Dell Henderson as Detective (uncredited)

Max Hoffman Jr. as Charlie, the Third Cab Driver (uncredited)

Gladden James as Tom, a Reporter (uncredited)

Charles Judels as Nick Nanbajan, the Cafe Owner (uncredited)

Jane Keckley as Angry Awakened Landlady (uncredited)

Donald Kerr as Man Wanting Seat at Lunch Counter (uncredited)

Paul McVey as Detective Lieutenant Jones (uncredited)

Bruce Mitchell as Policeman in Court (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor as Policeman (uncredited)

Broderick O'Farrell as Minister in Dream Sequence (uncredited)

Bud Osborne as Bartender (uncredited)

Emory Parnell as Grilling Detective in Dream Sequence (uncredited)

Lee Phelps as Cab Driver Sitting on Cab (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgway as Customer at Nick's (uncredited)

Henry Roquemore as Mr. McLean, Jane's Boss (uncredited)

Dick Rush as Court Bailiff (uncredited)

Ralph Sanford as Truck Driver in Accident (uncredited)

Herb Vigran as Reporter Who Wins Cardgame (uncredited)

Bess Wade as Court Scrubwoman (uncredited)

Catherine Wallace as Woman (uncredited)

Robert Weldon as Reporter (uncredited)

Frank Yaconelli as Jack, Coffee Shop Owner (uncredited)