In 1903, Doctor Huntington Bailey meets a friendly older lady during a train trip. She tells him that she is going to visit her brother Nick and his lovely young wife Allida. Once in New York, Bailey hears that his train companion suddenly died. Shortly afterward, he meets the strange couple and gets suspicious of Nick's treatment of his wife.
George Brent
as Dr. Huntington Bailey
Hedy Lamarr
as Allida Bederaux
Paul Lukas
as Nicholas 'Nick' Bederaux
Albert Dekker
as 'Clag' Claghorn
Carl Esmond
as John Maitland
Olive Blakeney
as Clarissa 'Cissie' Bederaux
George N. Neise
as Alec Gregory
Margaret Wycherly
as Maggie, the Maid
Stephanie Bachelor
as Elaine
Mary Servoss
as Miss Wilson
Julia Dean
as Deria
William Post Jr.
as District Attorney