Adapted from the best-selling novel by K. J. Benes, A Stolen Life serves as a tour de force for German actress Elizabeth Bergner, whose husband Paul Czinner directed the film. Bergner stars as identical twins Sylvina and Martina, whose mild sibling rivalry intensifies when one of the girls tricks the other's sweetheart Alan McKenzie (Michael Redgrave) into proposing to the wrong twin.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Elisabeth BergnerSylvina Lawrence / Martina Lawrence | Sylvina Lawrence / Martina Lawrence |
 Michael RedgraveAlan MacKenzie | Alan MacKenzie |
 Wilfrid LawsonThomas E. Lawrence | Thomas E. Lawrence |
 Mabel Terry-LewisAunt Helen | Aunt Helen |
 Richard AinleyMorgan | Morgan |
| KKenneth BuckleyGarrett | Garrett |
 Daniel MendailleOld Pauliac | Old Pauliac |
 Pierre JuvenetDoctor | Doctor |
 Stella ArbeninaNurse | Nurse |
| KKaye SeeleyMaturin | Maturin |
 Ernest FernyPolice Supt. Demangeon | Police Supt. Demangeon |
| CCot D'OrdanClerk | Clerk |
| DDorice FordredEileen | Eileen |
| AAnnie EsmondCook | Cook |
| CClement McCallinKaral Anderson | Karal Anderson |
 Oliver JohnstonProf. Bardesley | Prof. Bardesley |
| RRoy RussellBritish Minister | British Minister |
| HHomer RegusMayor | Mayor |