Peter Lorre
The Stranger

John McGuire
Michael Ward

Margaret Tallichet
Jane

Charles Waldron
District Attorney

Elisha Cook Jr.
Joe Briggs

Charles Halton
Albert Meng

Ethel Griffies
Mrs. Kane

Cliff Clark
Martin

Oscar O'Shea
The Judge

Alec Craig
Briggs' Defense Attorney

Otto Hoffman
Charles Evans

Bobby Barber
Giuseppe, the Italian Grocer (uncredited)

Lee Bonnell
Reporter (uncredited)

Harry C. Bradley
Court Clerk (uncredited)

Lynton Brent
Cabdriver at Nick's (uncredited)

Jack Cheatham
Detective (uncredited)

Robert Dudley
Postman (uncredited)

William Edmunds
Gardener (uncredited)

Jim Farley
Policeman at Accident (uncredited)

Greta Granstedt
Housekeeper (uncredited)

John Harmon
Thin-Faced Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Dell Henderson
Detective (uncredited)

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

Gladden James
Tom, a Reporter (uncredited)

Charles Judels
Nick Nanbajan, the Cafe Owner (uncredited)

Donald Kerr
Man Wanting Seat at Lunch Counter (uncredited)

Paul McVey
Detective Lieutenant Jones (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor
Policeman (uncredited)

Broderick O'Farrell
Minister in Dream Sequence (uncredited)

Bud Osborne
Bartender (uncredited)

Emory Parnell
Grilling Detective in Dream Sequence (uncredited)

Lee Phelps
Cab Driver Sitting on Cab (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgway
Customer at Nick's (uncredited)

Ralph Sanford
Truck Driver in Accident (uncredited)

Herb Vigran
Reporter Who Wins Cardgame (uncredited)

Frank Yaconelli
Jack, Coffee Shop Owner (uncredited)