| James Stewart | John ``Scottie'' Ferguson |
| Kim Novak | Madeleine Elster/Judy Barton |
| Barbara Bel Geddes | Marjorie 'Midge' Wood |
| Tom Helmore | Gavin Elster |
| Henry Jones | Coroner |
| Raymond Bailey | Scottie's Doctor |
| Ellen Corby | Manageress of McKittrick Hotel |
| Konstantin Shayne | Pop Leibel |
| Lee Patrick | Older Mistaken Identification |
Hitchcock's romantic story of obsession, manipulation and fear. A detective is forced to retire after his fear of heights causes the death of a fellow officer and the girl he was hired to follow. He sees a double of the girl, causing him to transform her image onto the dead girl's body. This leads into a cycle of madness and lies.