"When a young boy disappears, a man desperate for the offered reward money turns up with an identical child."
Billy Mauch
as Penrod
Robert J. Mauch
as Danny
Dick Purcell
as Tex Boyden
Gene Lockhart
as Mr. Schofield
Kathleen Lockhart
as Mrs. Schofield
Hugh O'Connell
as Professor Caligostro
Charles Halton
as Mr. Bitts
Bernice Pilot
as Delia
Jackie Morrow
as Rodney Bitts
Philip Hurlic
as Verman
Carole Landis
as Girl at Fair (uncredited)
Sonny Bupp
as Monk (uncredited)
Glen Cavender
as Truck Driver Giving Penrod a Lift (uncredited)
James Conaty
as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Jack Cunningham
as Jack (uncredited)
Gloria Fisher
as Amy Perkins (uncredited)
Jack A. Goodrich
as Attendant (uncredited)
Eddie Graham
as Second Reporter (uncredited)
John Harron
as Spieler at Carnival (uncredited)
Peter Lind Hayes
as Weight Guesser (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
as Banker Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Don Hulbert
as Chuck (uncredited)
Phyllis Hurst
as (uncredited)
Frank Jaquet
as Sheriff Bart (uncredited)
Muriel Kearney
Ethan Laidlaw
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
Billy Lechner
as Donald (uncredited)
Al Lloyd
as Sheriff's Deputy / Jailer (uncredited)
Roger McGee
as Roger (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer
Jack Mower
as Matt (uncredited)
Spec O'Donnell
as Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Paul Panzer
as Mexican Rancher Giving Penrod a Lift (uncredited)
Johnnie Pirrone Jr.
as Sam (uncredited)
John J. Richardson
as Man Warning Matt That the Balloon Was Up (uncredited)
Cliff Saum
as Police Officer Kicking the Professor (uncredited)
Jerry Tucker
as Jerry (uncredited)
Meredith White
as Scarlett Washington (uncredited)
Lottie Williams
as Woman Watching Reporter Interview (uncredited)
Tom Wilson
as Brill (uncredited)
Jack Wise
as First Reporter (uncredited)
Billy Wolfstone
as Piggy (uncredited)
Lillian Yarbo
as Mrs. Washington (uncredited)
Booth Tarkington
Story
Ernest Booth
Adaptation
Crane Wilbur
Screenplay
Lewis Seiler
Director
Frank DeWar
Editor
Francis J. Scheid
Sound
Hugh Reticker
Art Direction
Arthur L. Todd
Director of Photography
N'was McKenzie
Costume Design
