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About
Newspaper reporter Michael Ward plunges into a nightmare of guilt, fearing that his "evidence" has sentenced the wrong man to death.
Theatrical
Aug 16, 1940
Budget
$171K
Theaters
1
Director
Writer
Producer
Music
Studio
RKO Radio Pictures
Keywords
Quotes
See all →Murder Haunts an Innocent Man's Nightmare
Taglines
MURDER ...in a nightmare that comes TRUE ...to haunt an innocent man... Mystery thriller to baffle you.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Pursuing a Silent Threat in the Shadows
Taglines
Trailing a "tiptoe" killer!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →P
Peter Lorre
The Stranger
J
John McGuire
Michael Ward
M
Margaret Tallichet
Jane
C
Charles Waldron
District Attorney
E
Elisha Cook Jr.
Joe Briggs
C
Charles Halton
Albert Meng
E
Ethel Griffies
Mrs. Kane
C
Cliff Clark
Martin
O
Oscar O'Shea
The Judge
A
Alec Craig
Defense Attorney
O
Otto Hoffman
Police Surgeon
B
Bobby Barber
Giuseppe, the Italian Grocer (uncredited)
V
Vince Barnett
Cafe Customer (uncredited)
L
Lee Bonnell
Reporter (uncredited)
H
Harry C. Bradley
Court Clerk (uncredited)
L
Lynton Brent
Cabdriver at Nick's (uncredited)
H
Helen Chapman
Woman (uncredited)
J
Jack Cheatham
Detective (uncredited)
R
Ray Cooke
Phil, Lunch Counterman (uncredited)
R
Robert Dudley
Postman (uncredited)
