Acting
Kent Taylor's smarmy charm carries the whole thing.
Production
Fox's B-unit squeezes maximum atmosphere from minimal budget.
Director
James Tinling
Kent Taylor
Kendal Wolf
Louise Currie
Joan Summers
Larry J. Blake
Det. Sgt. Sharpe
Dennis Hoey
Roger Elwood
Paul Guilfoyle
Nick
Ann Doran
Doris Greene
Eddie Fetherston
Bart
William Newell
Pinky
Francis Pierlot
J.L. Montclaire
Archie Twitchell
Barker
John Eldredge
Conrad Martyn
Betty Compson
Mrs. Davenport
Edwin Maxwell
Mr. Davenport
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
James Tinling directed over 40 B-pictures for Fox in just 15 years—this was typical Tuesday for him.
The 'jewel thieves on a train' formula became so ubiquitous that Hitchcock parodied it in 'To Catch a Thief' eight years later.
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