Randolph Scott
Lt. Cm. McClain

James Brown
Lt. Paul Cartwright

Ella Raines
Joyce Cartwright

Barry Fitzgerald
Stooky

Andy Devine
Walsh

Fuzzy Knight
Cricket

Noah Beery Jr.
Stone

Richard Lane
Vice Admiral

Thomas Gomez
Smithy

Peter Lawford
Naval Officer

David Bruce
Lt. Rawlins

Murray Alper
Jones

James Flavin
1st Lt. Bill Gardner

Walter Sande
Evans

Robert Mitchum
Sheppard

Cliff Robertson
Lookout

William Forrest
Commander Manning (uncredited)

Frank Faylen
Shipyard Painter

Frank Mayo
Captain of Merchant Ship

Charles McGraw
Chief Engineer

Milburn Stone
Canadian Captain

Martin Ashe
RAF Officer

Hooper Atchley
Civilian

Oliver Blake
Cook

Paul Bryar
Stoker

Jimmy Butler
Rating

Charles Cane
Workman

Frank Coghlan Jr.
Rating

Richard Crane
Leading Torpedo Man

Eddie Dew
Crewman

Jimmie Dodd
Steward

Vernon Downing
Officer

John Elliott
Merchant Captain

William Forrest
Commander Manning

John Frederick
First Officer

Holmes Herbert
Commodore Ramsay

Arthur Stuart Hull
Civilian

John James
Signalman

Rex Lease
Coxswain

Nelson Leigh
Naval Officer

Morton Lowry
British Lieutenant

Jack Luden
Merchant Marine Officer

Edmund MacDonald
Lt. LeBlanc

Lester Matthews
British Captain

Jack Mulhall
Officer

John Mylong
Submarine Commander

Gene O'Donnell
Wardroom Steward

George O'Hanlon
RCAL Wireless Operator

Oscar O'Shea
Capt. Smith

Grandon Rhodes
Lieutenant

Addison Richards
Cmdr. Rowland

Charles Sherlock
First Mate

Freddie Steele
Quartermaster

John Whitney
Quartermaster

Matt Willis
Roger

Ian Wolfe
Paymaster Commander