Walter Brennan
William P. Stewart
Fay Bainter
Charlotte Danfield
Brenda Joyce
Linda
John Payne
Leland "Lee" Danfield
Hattie McDaniel
Aunt Carrie
Marjorie Weaver
Georgie Tomlin
Sidney Blackmer
Spencer Danfield
Ben Carter
Shadrach Jones
Charles Ruggles
Dick Piper
Ernest Whitman
Clarence "Dogface" Reems
Paul Harvey
Buckman
Spencer Charters
Judge
Erville Alderson
Diggs
Robert J. Anderson
Lee Danfield, Age 7
Stanley Andrews
Dr. John Trimble
Patsy Lou Barber
Linda, Age 5
Arie Lee Branche
Maybelle Johnson
Cliff Clark
Sheriff
William B. Davidson
John Addison
Edward Fielding
Chairrnan
Mildred Gover
Polly
Grace Hayle
Mrs. Carrington
Gladden James
Court Clerk
Darby Jones
Aleck
Dickie Jones
Lee Danfield, Age 12
Thaddeus Jones
Brother Moses
Robert Lowery
Tom Bolton
Clarence Muse
Reverend Bitters
George H. Reed
Uncle Henry
Clinton Rosemond
Brother Dickey
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Naomi
Frank M. Thomas
Dr. J. J. Bunker, Veterinarian
Ed Thorgersen
Announcer
Zack Williams
Fields
Terry Moore
(uncredited)