Direction
Lang's shadow geometry turns every room into a trap.
Acting
Robinson's sweating panic vs. Bennett's ice-queen composure — chef's kiss.
Writing
That ending twist? N. Richard Nash knew exactly what he was doing.
Director
Fritz Lang
Edward G. Robinson
Professor Richard Wanley
Joan Bennett
Alice Reed
Raymond Massey
Dist. Attorney Frank Lalor
Edmund Breon
Dr. Michael Barkstane
Dan Duryea
Heidt / Tim, the Doorman
Thomas E. Jackson
Inspector Jackson
Dorothy Peterson
Mrs. Wanley
Robert Blake
Dickie Wanley
Arthur Loft
Claude Mazard / Frank Howard / Charlie the Hatcheck Man
Iris Adrian
Streetwalker (uncredited)
Don Brodie
Onlooker at Gallery (uncredited)
Claire Carleton
Blonde (uncredited)
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