Jennifer Jones
Pearl Chavez

Joseph Cotten
Jesse McCanles

Gregory Peck
Lewton "Lewt" McCanles

Lionel Barrymore
Sen. Jackson McCanles

Herbert Marshall
Scott Chavez

Lillian Gish
Laura Belle McCanles

Walter Huston
The Sinkiller

Charles Bickford
Sam Pierce

Harry Carey
Lem Smoot

Joan Tetzel
Helen Langford

Tilly Losch
Mrs. Chavez

Butterfly McQueen
Vashti

Scott McKay
Sid

Otto Kruger
Mr. Langford

Sidney Blackmer
The Lover

Charles Dingle
Sheriff Hardy

Griff Barnett
Bordertown Jailer (uncredited)

Hank Bell
McCanles' Ranch Hand (uncredited)

Audrey Betz
Party Guest (uncredited)

Johnny Bond
Party Guest (uncredited)

Lane Chandler
Cavalry Captain (uncredited)

Tex Cooper
Party Guest (uncredited)

Frank Cordell
Sid (uncredited)

Tom Dillon
Train Engineer (uncredited)

Si Jenks
Party Guest (uncredited)

Carmencita Johnson
Party Guest (uncredited)

Jack Kenny
Barfly (uncredited)

Victor Kilian
Gambler (uncredited)

Kermit Maynard
Barfly (uncredited)

Francis McDonald
Gambler (uncredited)

Robert McKenzie
Zeke the Bartender (uncredited)

Hank Patterson
Man (uncredited)

Lee Phelps
Train Fireman (uncredited)

Bob Reeves
Townsman (uncredited)

Bert Roach
Party Guest (uncredited)

Al Taylor
Party Guest (uncredited)

Orson Welles
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Dan White
Ed (uncredited)

Guy Wilkerson
Party Guest (uncredited)

Hank Worden
Party Guest (uncredited)