"Driven to desperation by his young and extravagant wife, alienist Dr. Emil Brandt has arranged a perfect crime; now he begs the police to lock him up before he can commit it."
Jean Hersholt
as Dr. Emil Brandt
Wynne Gibson
as Mrs. Frieda Brandt
Stuart Erwin
as Dan McKee
Frances Dee
as Doris Brandt
Gordon Westcott
as Gilbert Reid
Robert Elliott
as Captain Tim Riley
David Landau
as Lieutenant Frank Martin
William Janney
as James Brandt
Bodil Rosing
as Hilda Ericson
Torben Meyer
as Eric Ericson
Samuel S. Hinds
as Philip Ames
Eddie Baker
as Detective (uncredited)
Marion Byron
as Bridge Player (uncredited)
Harry Depp
as Police Stenographer (uncredited)
Arthur Hohl
as Announcer (uncredited)
Isabel Jewell
Fred Kelsey
as Police Guard (uncredited)
Pat McKee
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Harry Strang
as Man at Police Station (uncredited)
William Beaudine
Director
Jane Loring
Editor
Florence Ryerson
Screenplay
Brian Marlow
David Abel
Director of Photography
B.P. Schulberg
Producer
Travis Banton
Costume Design
Walter Maria Espe
Theatre Play
James King
Assistant Camera
Ernest Laszlo
Additional Camera
Earl Crowley
Still Photographer
Philip Wisdom
Sound