Rita Hayworth
Ethel Halloway
Charles Laughton
Charles Smith
Edward G. Robinson
Avery L. 'Larry' Browne
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Rev. Lazarus
Thomas Mitchell
John Halloway
Eugene Pallette
Luther - Orman's butler
Gail Patrick
Ellen - Diane's friend
Roland Young
Edgar - Wilson's butler
Marion Martin
'Squirrel' Grey
Elsa Lanchester
Elsa (Mrs Charles) Smith
Victor Francen
Arturo Bellini - Symphony conductor
James Gleason
Joe - Mission Aid Society
Harry Davenport
Prof. Lyons
J. Carrol Naish
Burglar - Robber #1
W.C. Fields
Professor Pufflewhistle
Frank Orth
Secondhand Clothes Dealer (Rogers sequence)
Christian Rub
Cello Player (Laughton sequence)
James Rennie
H.R. 'Hank' Bronson (Robinson sequence)
Harry Hayden
'Soupy' Davis (Robinson sequence)
Morris Ankrum
Judge Tom Barnes (Robinson sequence)
Donald Douglas
'Hen 'Henderson (Robinson sequence) (as Don Douglas)
Mae Marsh
Molly (Robinson sequence)
Clarence Muse
Grandpa (Robeson sequence)
George H. Reed
Christopher (Robeson sequence)
Cordell Hickman
Little Nicodemus (Robeson sequence)
Paul Renay
'Spud' Johnson (Robinson sequence)
Barbara Lynn
Mary (Robinson sequence)
Adeline De Walt Reynolds
Elsa's Old Mother (Laughton sequence)
Helene Reynolds
Actress (Boyer sequence)
Phil Silvers
First Salesman at Santelli's (uncredited)
Marcel Dalio
Second Salesman at Sandelli's (uncredited)
Margaret Dumont
Mme. Langehanke (uncredited)
Rondo Hatton
Party Guest (uncredited)
Blue Washington
Shantytown Man (Robeson sequence) (uncredited)
Will Wright
Old Concertgoer (Laughton sequence) (uncredited)
Hazel Dohlman
Concertgoer (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Concertgoer (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
Reunion Guest (uncredited)