George Archainbaud Director Edna May Oliver Miss Hildegarde Martha Withers Actor James Gleason Police Inspector Oscar Piper Actor Mae Clarke Gwen Parker Actor Robert Armstrong Lawyer Barry Costello Actor Donald Cook Philip Seymour Actor Clarence Wilson Bertrand B. Hemingway Actor Edgar Kennedy Policeman Donovan Actor Mary Mason Parker's Secretary Actor Rochelle Hudson Parker's Telephone Operator Actor Guy Usher Gerald "Gerry" Parker Actor James Donlan Security Guard Fink Actor Gustave von Seyffertitz Von Donnen, Dr. Max Bloom Actor