Cast
- Teresa Wright as Charlotte "Charlie" Newton
- Joseph Cotten as Charlie Oakley
- Henry Travers as Joseph Newton, Charlotte's father, who loves to read crime stories
- Patricia Collinge as Emma Newton, Charlotte's mother and Charles' sister
- Macdonald Carey as Detective Jack Graham
- Wallace Ford as Detective Fred Saunders
- Hume Cronyn as Herbie Hawkins, a neighbor who, like Charlie's father, is also a crime fiction buff. He appears periodically and discusses ideas for the perfect murder with his friend Joseph Newton
Alfred Hitchcock appears about 15 minutes into the film, on the train to Santa Rosa, playing bridge with a man and a woman (Dr. and Mrs. Harry). Charlie Oakley is traveling on the train under the assumed name of Otis. Mrs. Harry is eager to help Otis, who is feigning illness in order to avoid meeting fellow passengers, but Dr. Harry is not interested and keeps playing bridge. Hitchcock on his part seems surprised to see that he has somehow been dealt a full suit of spades, the best hand for bridge.
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