Fresh from his success with the moody melodrama Murders in the Rue Morgue, director Robert Florey dashed off The Man Called Back at bargain-basement Tiffany Studios. The film is set in the tropics; Conrad Nagel tops the cast as a dissipated, derelict doctor, hopelessly in love with married socialite Doris Kenyon. Doris' insane husband John Halliday commits suicide, but arranges the evidence so that his wife will be charged with murder.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Conrad NagelDr. David Yorke | Dr. David Yorke |
 Doris KenyonDiana St. Claire | Diana St. Claire |
 John HallidayGordon St. Claire | Gordon St. Claire |
 Juliette ComptonVivien Lawrence | Vivien Lawrence |
 Reginald OwenDr. Herbert Atkins | Dr. Herbert Atkins |
 Mona MarisLilaya | Lilaya |
 Alan MowbrayKing's Counsel | King's Counsel |
 Gilbert EmerySir Henry, Defense Counsel | Sir Henry, Defense Counsel |
 Mae BuschRosie | Rosie |
 John T. MurraySam Corlis | Sam Corlis |
 Lionel BelmoreMr. Cartright | Mr. Cartright |
 Clarissa SelwynneMrs. Cartright | Mrs. Cartright |
 Winter HallJudge | Judge |
 May BeattyMrs. Lucy Sanderson | Mrs. Lucy Sanderson |
 George C. PearceMr. Sanderson | Mr. Sanderson |
 Frank AtkinsonLower Level Court Clerk | Lower Level Court Clerk |
 Olaf HyttenUpper Level Court Clerk | Upper Level Court Clerk |
 Boyd IrwinCaptain Wetherly | Captain Wetherly |
 Edgar NortonDonaldson - St. Claire's Secretary | Donaldson - St. Claire's Secretary |
 C. Montague ShawScotland Yard Official | Scotland Yard Official |
| WWilliam WagnerOne of the Court Counsels | One of the Court Counsels |