
A somewhat daffy book editor on a rail trip from Los Angeles to Chicago thinks that he sees a murdered man thrown from the train. When he can find no one who will believe him, he starts doing some investigating of his own. But all that accomplishes is to get the killer after him.

George Caldwell

Hildegard 'Hilly' Burns

Grover Muldoon

Roger Devereau

Bob Sweet

Sheriff Chauncey

Mr. Edgar Whiney

Professor Schreiner & Johnson

Chief

Plain Jane

Rita Babtree

Ralston

Reace

Jerry Jarvis

Burt

Blue-Haired Lady
Mexican Mama-San

Conventioneer

Conventioneer
Porter

Benny

Night Watchman

Engineer #2
Fat Man #1
Fat Man #2

Red Cap
Cab Driver
Moose

Waiter (uncredited)

Shoeshiner
Conventioneer
Girl on Train (uncredited)