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

Anna Q. Nilsson
Miss Brady, English Teacher

Morris Ankrum
Mr. Phillips, Principal

Kathleen Howard
Mac McQuillan, Jannings' Nurse

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)

Walter Soderling
Napoleon High Janitor (Uncredited)

Erville Alderson
Dingle Clerk (Uncredited)

William Tannen
Dingle Clerk (Uncredited)