Ordinary man-in-the-street Arthur Ferguson Jones leads a very straightforward life. He's never late for work and nothing interesting ever happens to him. One day everything changes: he oversleeps and is fired as an example, he's then mistaken for evil criminal killer Mannion and is arrested. The resemblance is so striking that the police give him a special pass to avoid a similar mistake. The real Mannion sees the opportunity to steal the pass and move around freely and chaos results.
Edward G. Robinson
as Arthur Ferguson 'Jonesy' Jones / 'Killer' Mannion
Jean Arthur
as Wilhelmina 'Bill' Clark
Arthur Hohl
as Det. Sgt. Michael F. Boyle
James Donlan
as Detective Sergeant Patrick J. Howe
Arthur Byron
as Spencer
Wallace Ford
as Healy
Donald Meek
as Hoyt
Etienne Girardot
as Seaver
Edward Brophy
as 'Slugs' Martin
Paul Harvey
as 'J.G.' Carpenter
J. Farrell MacDonald
as Prison Warden (uncredited)
Ralph Remley
as Sam Dixon
