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| Priscilla Lane | ... | Patricia 'Pat' Martin | |
| Robert Cummings | ... | Barry Kane | |
| Otto Kruger | ... | Charles Tobin | |
| Alan Baxter | ... | Freeman | |
| Clem Bevans | ... | Neilson | |
| Norman Lloyd | ... | Frank Fry | |
| Alma Kruger | ... | Mrs. Sutton | |
| Vaughan Glaser | ... | Phillip Martin (as Vaughan Glazer) | |
| Dorothy Peterson | ... | Mrs. Mason | |
| Ian Wolfe | ... | Robert | |
| Frances Carson | ... | Society Woman | |
| Murray Alper | ... | Truck Driver | |
| Kathryn Adams | ... | Young Mother | |
| Pedro de Cordoba | ... | Bones - Circus Troupe | |
| Billy Curtis | ... | Midget - Circus Troupe | |
| Marie LeDeaux | ... | Fat Woman - Circus Troupe (as Marie Le Deaux) | |
| Anita Sharp-Bolster | ... | Lorelei - Circus Troupe (as Anita Bolster) | |
| Jean Romer | ... | Siamese Twin (as Jeanne Romer) | |
| Lynne Romer | ... | Siamese Twin (as Lynn Romer) | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Hardie Albright | ... | Detective (uncredited) | |
| Oliver Blake | ... | Deputy Sheriff-Driver (uncredited) | |
| Al Bridge | ... | Marine MP Sergeant (uncredited) | |
| Ralph Brooks | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| Paul E. Burns | ... | Farmer (uncredited) | |
| Don Cadell | ... | FBI man (uncredited) | |
| James Carlisle | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| Jack Cheatham | ... | Detective outside movie theater (uncredited) | |
| Hans Conried | ... | Edward (uncredited) | |
| Kernan Cripps | ... | Man in movie audience (uncredited) | |
| Sayre Dearing | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| Helen Dickson | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| Ralph Dunn | ... | FBI agent at Mason's house (uncredited) | |
| John Eldredge | ... | Footman (uncredited) | |
| Paul Everton | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| Pat Flaherty | ... | George, Elevator Operator (uncredited) | |
| James Flavin | ... | Motorcycle cop (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Eddie Foster | ... | Driver for saboteurs (uncredited) | |
| Jack Gardner | ... | Pat's taxi driver (uncredited) | |
| Eugene Gericke | ... | Plant worker (uncredited) | |
| Art Gilmore | ... | Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Gus Glassmire | ... | Mr. Pearl (uncredited) | |
| William Gould | ... | Stranger on sidewalk (uncredited) | |
| Charles Halton | ... | Second Sheriff (uncredited) | |
| Sam Harris | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| Margaret Hayes | ... | Henry's Wife in movie (uncredited) | |
| Vinton Hayworth | ... | Will - Other man in the movie (uncredited) | |
| Alfred Hitchcock | ... | Man in front of NY drugstore (uncredited) | |
| Selmer Jackson | ... | FBI Chief (uncredited) | |
| Milton Kibbee | ... | Man killed in movie theater (uncredited) | |
| Rex Lease | ... | Plant cafeteria worker (uncredited) | |
| Will Lee | ... | Rogers (uncredited) | |
| Alexander Lockwood | ... | Marine (uncredited) | |
| Nancy Loring | ... | Young mother (uncredited) | |
| Lou Lubin | ... | Man (uncredited) | |
| Jimmie Lucas | ... | Taxi driver (uncredited) | |
| Frank Marlowe | ... | Man in newsreel truck (uncredited) | |
| Kermit Maynard | ... | Cowhand (uncredited) | |
| Frank McClure | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| Margaret Ann McLaughlin | ... | Baby Susie Brown (uncredited) | |
| Dick Midgley | ... | FBI agent (uncredited) | |
| Harold Miller | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| Belle Mitchell | ... | Adele, Tobin's maid (uncredited) | |
| Robert Mitchum | ... | Passerby (unconfirmed) (uncredited) | |
| Margaret Moffatt | ... | Mrs. Moore, Neighbor (uncredited) | |
| Henry Norton | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| Gene O'Donnell | ... | Jitterbug (uncredited) | |
| George Offerman Jr. | ... | Plant worker (uncredited) | |
| Paddy O'Flynn | ... | Counterman at Statue of Liberty (uncredited) | |
| Emory Parnell | ... | Henry, Husband in movie (uncredited) | |
| Ruth Peterson | ... | Society woman (uncredited) | |
| Lee Phelps | ... | Plant security officer (uncredited) | |
| Paul Phillips | ... | Driver (uncredited) | |
| Louis Quince | ... | Tourist (uncredited) | |
| Cyril Ring | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| William Ruhl | ... | Deputy marshal (uncredited) | |
| Jeffrey Sayre | ... | Henchman (uncredited) | |
| Shadow | ... | Dog (uncredited) | |
| Charles Sherlock | ... | Barry's taxi driver (uncredited) | |
| Harry Strang | ... | Motorcycle highway patrolman (uncredited) | |
| Virgil Summers | ... | Kenneth "Ken" Mason (uncredited) | |
| Jean Trent | ... | Blonde aircraft worker (uncredited) | |
| Archie Twitchell | ... | Motorcycle cop (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Dale Van Sickel | ... | FBI assistant - phone operator (uncredited) | |
| Claire Whitney | ... | Wife in movie audience (uncredited) | |
| Matt Willis | ... | First Sheriff (uncredited) | |
| Marjorie Wood | ... | Farmer's wife (uncredited) | |
| Will Wright | ... | J.C. Lormans, Company official (uncredited) | |
| Barton Yarborough | ... | First FBI man at Mason's house (uncredited) | |
| Duke York | ... | Deputy sheriff (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Alfred Hitchcock | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Peter Viertel | (original screenplay) & | |
| Joan Harrison | (original screenplay) & | |
| Dorothy Parker | (original screenplay) | |
| Alfred Hitchcock | (story) uncredited | |
Produced by | |||
| Frank Lloyd | .... | producer | |
| Jack H. Skirball | .... | associate producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Frank Skinner | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Joseph A. Valentine | (director of photography) (as Joseph Valentine) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Otto Ludwig | |||
| Edward Curtiss | (uncredited) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Jack Otterson | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Russell A. Gausman | (as R.A. Gausman) | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Fred Frank | .... | assistant director | |
| Vernon Keays | .... | second unit director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Robert F. Boyle | .... | associate art director (as Robert Boyle) | |
| Dorothea Holt | .... | illustrator (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Bernard B. Brown | .... | sound director | |
| William Hedgcock | .... | sound technician | |
Special Effects by | |||
| John P. Fulton | .... | special effects (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Russell Saunders | .... | stunt double: Robert Cummings (uncredited) | |
| David Sharpe | .... | stunt double: Robert Cummings Horse Riding/Norman Lloyd at the Statue of Liberty (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| James V. King | .... | camera operator (uncredited) | |
| Virgil Summers | .... | best boy (uncredited) | |
| Charles Van Enger | .... | cinematographer: second unit (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Charles Previn | .... | musical director | |
Other crew | |||
| Adele Cannon | .... | set continuity | |
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This is one of the classic Hitchcock films. It's not really a great film but its classic Hitchcock all the same. It's got the cross- country chase, the interesting characters and situation along the way, the innocent hero and the blonde, the oily villain and his crazed henchman, the big ending, (North by Northeast?).
I think it's a little weak that every nice person- save for the girl, instinctively knows Bob Cummings is innocent the moment they meet him. If you ran into a guy who is accused of torching a defense plant and his best friend with it, who you immediately decide that he's not so bad? Also the horrendous nature of the accusation would make the `It Happened One Night' type scenes that draw the hero and heroine together rather unlikely. The wartime patriotic speech at the end can certainly be forgiven. What movies in 1942 didn't have a speech like that?
The big thing, of course is the ending. Sweet old Norman Lloyd in his younger days finds, as Ben Hecht said, that `he needs a new tailor.' It's a model for many similar scenes later. One wonders why there was no denouement. Lloyd tells Cummings that he will clear him and then dies. Is Cummings on his way to jail at the end? An earlier scene suggests that the police already on his side. Wouldn't it be better to make that unclear and then have a scene afterwards where we find out he's off the hook?