| Francis Lederer | ... | Jan Volny | |
| Sigrid Gurie | ... | Marya Volny | |
| J. Edward Bromberg | ... | Dr. Hoffman | |
| J. Carrol Naish | ... | Luigi | |
| Alexander Granach | ... | Angelo | |
| David Cota | ... | Marco | |
| Olga Fabian | ... | Anna Hoffman | |
| Howard Johnson | ... | Capt. Hans Hermann von Neubach | |
| Hans Schumm | ... | Piesecke | |
| Luis Alberni | ... | Bartender | |
| George Sorel | ... | Detective | |
| Martin Garralaga | ... | Policeman | |
| Jacqueline Dalya | ... | Portuguese Girl | |
| Rudolf Myzet | ... | Novak | |
| Fred Nurney | ... | Vasek | |
| Robert R. Stephenson | ... | Guard (as Bob Steveson) | |
| Otto Reichow | ... | Guard | |
| Martin Berliner | ... | Refugee |
Directed by | |||
| Arthur Ripley | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Arthur Ripley | (original story) | |
| Friedrich Torberg | (adaptation and screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Rudolph Monter | .... | producer | |
| Arthur Ripley | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Michel Michelet | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Richard Fryer | (as Dick Fryer) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Holbrook N. Todd | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Rudi Feld | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Ted Larsen | .... | makeup artist (as Ted Larson) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Bartlett A. Carre | .... | assistant director (as Bart Carre) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Percy Townsend | .... | sound | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Ray Mercer | .... | miniatures (uncredited) | |
| Ray Mercer | .... | special photographic effects (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Yascha Paii | .... | musical director | |
Other crew | |||
| Eugen Schüfftan | .... | technical advisor (as Eugene Shufftan) | |
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As a teenager I rarely saw a movie I didn't like, but this was the first one I actually hated. I saw it in 1944 at a naval base in Newfoundland after months of isolation in the North Atlantic, so what few critical facilities I had were numbed and I was ready to enjoy any junk Hollywood threw my way. But this... I walked out of the theater actually angry!
So how come it still sticks in my memory? Nothing could be that memorably bad. I suspect from reading other reviews that it had many haunting, persistent film-noir images unlike anything the major studios were grinding out then.
If it ever shows up on Turner Classic Movies I'll certainly watch it with an eager, open mind.