Cynthia

Elizabeth Taylor Cynthia Bishop

George Murphy Larry Bishop

S.Z. Sakall Prof. Rosenkrantz

Mary Astor Louise Bishop

Gene Lockhart Dr. Fred I. Jannings

Spring Byington Carrie Bishop Jannings

Jimmy Lydon Ricky Latham

Scotty Beckett Will Parker

Carol Brannon Fredonia Jannings

Anna Q. Nilsson Miss Brady, English Teacher

Morris Ankrum Mr. Phillips, Principal

Kathleen Howard Mac McQuillan, Jannings' Nurse

Shirley Johns Stella Regan

Barbara Challis Alice

Harlan Briggs J.M. Dingle, Napoleon Hardware

Will Wright Gus Wood, Thatcher's Real Estate Rep

Minerva Urecal Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited)

Charles Bradstreet Stubby Stubblefield (Uncredited)

Eula Guy Bookkeeper (Uncredited)

Tom Leffingwell Justice of the Peace (Uncredited)