Edgar G. Ulmer Director, Writer Boris Karloff Hjalmar Poelzig Actor Bela Lugosi Dr. Vitus Werdegast Actor David Manners Peter Alison Actor Julie Bishop Joan Alison Actor Lucille Lund Karen Werdegast Poelzig Actor Egon Brecher The Majordomo Actor Henry Armetta Police Sergeant Actor Albert Conti Police Lieutenant Actor Anna Duncan Maid (uncredited) Actor Herman Bing Car Steward (uncredited) Actor Andre Cheron Train Conductor (uncredited) Actor Luis Alberni Train Steward (uncredited) Actor Edgar Allan Poe Writer Peter Ruric Writer Carl Laemmle Jr. Producer Heinz Roemheld Original Music John J. Mescall Cinematographer Ray Curtiss Film Editing Charles D. Hall Art Director