Margin for Error

5.7

When police officer Moe Finkelstein and his colleague Officer Salomon are ordered to serve as bodyguards to German consul Karl Baumer by the mayor of New York City, Finkelstein turns in his badge, convinced he has to quit the service because the man is a Nazi.

Discover

Joan Bennett

Sophia Baumer

Milton Berle

Moe Finkelstein

Otto Preminger

Karl Baumer

Carl Esmond

Baron Max von Alvenstor

Howard Freeman

Otto Horst

Poldi Dur

Frieda Schmidt

Clyde Fillmore

Dr. Jennings

Byron Foulger

Pharmacist

Selmer Jackson

Medical Examiner

Emmett Vogan

Fingerprint Expert

Ludwig Donath

Hitler's Voice

Ferike Boros

Mrs. Finkelstein

Gary Breckner

American Announcer

Ralph Byrd

Pete - Dice-Playing Soldier

Don Dillaway

Reporter

Paul Douglas

Policeman at Front Desk (uncredited)

Eddie Dunn

Desk Sergeant

J. Norton Dunn

Saboteur

Dick French

Photographer

Jack Gordon

Private

Joe Kirk

Officer Solomon

Perc Launders

Drugstore Soda Jerk

Carl M. Leviness

Dowager's Escort

Edward McNamara

Police Capt. Mulrooney

Bert Moorhouse

Roulette Croupier

Allan Nixon

Soldier

Ted North

Saboteur

Cyril Ring

Drugstore Clerk

Barney Ruditsky

Policeman

Hans Schumm

Karl Müller

Tom Seidel

Soldier

John Wald

American Announcer

Jack Semple

Saboteur

Art

Richard Day

Art Direction

Lewis H. Creber

Art Direction

Camera

Edward Cronjager

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Earl Luick

Costume Design

Directing

Otto Preminger

Director

Editing

Production

Ralph Dietrich

Producer

Sound

Leigh Harline

Original Music Composer

Writing

Lillie Hayward

Screenplay

Samuel Fuller

Screenplay

Art

Richard Day

Art Direction

Lewis H. Creber

Art Direction

Camera

Edward Cronjager

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Earl Luick

Costume Design

Directing

Otto Preminger

Director

Editing

Production

Ralph Dietrich

Producer

Sound

Leigh Harline

Original Music Composer

Writing

Lillie Hayward

Screenplay

Samuel Fuller

Screenplay