"Unmasking the man behind your back!"

1942

1h 49m

6.9(518 votes)

Thriller

Overview

Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of starting the fire that killed his best friend.

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Cast & Crew

107 members

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Robert Cummings

Barry Kane

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Priscilla Lane

Pat Martin

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Otto Kruger

Charles Tobin

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Alan Baxter

Freeman

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Clem Bevans

Neilson

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Norman Lloyd

Frank Fry

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Alma Kruger

Mrs. Henrietta Sutton

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Vaughan Glaser

Mr. Miller

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Dorothy Peterson

Mrs. Mason

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Ian Wolfe

Robert

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Frances Carson

Society Woman

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Murray Alper

Truck Driver

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Kathryn Adams

Young Mother

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Pedro de Cordoba

Bones - Circus Troupe

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Billy Curtis

Midget - Circus Troupe

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Marie Le Deaux

Fat Woman - Circus Troupe

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Anita Sharp-Bolster

Esmeralda the Bearded Lady

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Jeanne Romer

Siamese Twin

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Laura Mason

Siamese Twin

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Oliver Blake

Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

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Alfred Hitchcock

Man in Front of New York Drugstore (uncredited)

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Pat Flaherty

George - Elevator Operator (uncredited)

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Sam Harris

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Frank McLure

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Harold Miller

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Cyril Ring

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Hans Conried

Edward (uncredited)

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Tony Randall

Cameraman (uncredited)

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Will Wright

J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited)

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Charles Halton

Second Sheriff (uncredited)

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Dick Gordon

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Hardie Albright

Detective (uncredited)

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Frank Baker

Navy Officer at Ship Launching (uncredited)

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Edward Biby

Dignitary at Ship Launching (uncredited)

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William A. Boardway

Navy Officer at Ship Launching (uncredited)

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Lulu Mae Bohrman

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Al Bridge

Marine MP Sergeant (uncredited)

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Ralph Brooks

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Paul E. Burns

Farmer (uncredited)

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Don Cadell

FBI Man (uncredited)

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James Carlisle

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Jack Cheatham

Detective Outside Movie Theater (uncredited)

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Kernan Cripps

Man in Movie Audience (uncredited)

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Oliver Cross

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Mary Curtis

Midget (uncredited)

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Sayre Dearing

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Harry Denny

Admiral (uncredited)

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Helen Dickson

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Norma Drury

Refugee Mother (uncredited)

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Ralph Dunn

FBU Agent at Mason's House (uncredited)

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John Eldredge

Footman (uncredited)

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Paul Everton

Party Guest (uncredited)

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James Flavin

Motorcycle Cop (voice) (uncredited)

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Eddie Foster

Driver for Saboteurs (uncredited)

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Ben Frommer

Theatre Patron (uncredited)

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Jack Gardner

Pat's Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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Gene Garrick

Plant Worker (uncredited)

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Art Gilmore

Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)

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Gus Glassmire

Mr. Pearl (uncredited)

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William Gould

Stranger on Sidewalk (uncredited)

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Aleth Hansen

Cowhand (uncredited)

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Margaret Hayes

Henry's Wife in Movie (uncredited)

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Vinton Hayworth

Will - Other Man in Movie (uncredited)

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Selmer Jackson

FBI Chief (uncredited)

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Milton Kibbee

Man Killed in Movie Theater (uncredited)

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Rex Lease

Plant Cafeteria Worker (uncredited)

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Will Lee

Rogers (uncredited)

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Ethelreda Leopold

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Alexander Lockwood

Marine (uncredited)

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Nancy Loring

Young Mother (uncredited)

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Lou Lubin

Man (uncredited)

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Jimmie Lucas

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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Frank Marlowe

Man in Newsreel Truck (uncredited)

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Kermit Maynard

Cowhand (uncredited)

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Dick Midgley

FBI Agent (uncredited)

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Belle Mitchell

Adele - Tobin's Maid (uncredited)

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Margaret Moffatt

Mrs. Moore - Neighbor (uncredited)

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Field Norton

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Gene O'Donnell

Jitterbug (uncredited)

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Paddy O'Flynn

Counterman at Statue of Liberty (uncredited)

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George Offerman, Jr.

Plant Worker (uncredited)

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Dorothy Parker

Woman in Car (uncredited)

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Emory Parnell

Henry - Husband in Movie (uncredited)

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Ruth Peterson

Society Woman (uncredited)

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Lee Phelps

Plant Security Officer (uncredited)

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Paul Phillips

Driver (uncredited)

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Gerald Pierce

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

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Alexander Pollard

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Catherine Price

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Louis Quince

Tourist (uncredited)

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Lynne Romer

Siamese Twin (uncredited)

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William Ruhl

Deputy Marshal (uncredited)

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Paul Russell

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Jeffrey Sayre

Saboteur (uncredited)

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Charles Sherlock

Barry's Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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Byron Shores

Detective (uncredited)

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Harry Strang

Motorcycle Highway Patrolman (uncredited)

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Virgil Summers

Henchman (uncredited)

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Torin Thatcher

Man (uncredited)

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Jean Trent

Blonde Aircraft Worker (uncredited)

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Archie Twitchell

Motorcycle Cop (voice) (uncredited)

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Dale Van Sickel

FBI Assistant - Phone Operator (uncredited)

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Claire Whitney

Wife in Movie Audience (uncredited)

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Matt Willis

First Sheriff (uncredited)

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Marjorie Wood

Farmer's Wife (uncredited)

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Barton Yarborough

First FBI Man at Mason's House (uncredited)

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Duke York

Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

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