Freddie Bartholomew
Claude Pierce

Jackie Cooper
'Buck' Murphy

Mickey Rooney
'Gig' Stevens

Ian Hunter
Jay Pierce

Peggy Conklin
Rose Hawley

Katharine Alexander
Hilda Pierce

Gene Lockhart
Mr. Jim Murphy

Kathleen Lockhart
Mrs. Murphy

Grant Mitchell
Paul Krumpp

George Davis
Charlie - the Diner Owner (uncredited)

Jonathan Hale
Judge Holmes

Etienne Girardot
Principal

Sherwood Bailey
'Bugs'

Buster Slaven
'Six-Toes'

Harold Huber
Willie

Stanley Fields
Joe

Frank Puglia
'Grandma'

Etta McDaniel
Molly

Stanley Andrews
Doctor

Don Brodie
Hilda's Chauffeur

Charles Coleman
Doorman

Lester Dorr
Intern

William Gould
Court Clerk

George Guhl
Plainclothesman

John Kelly
'Shivvy' the Tire Man

Buddy Messinger
Elevator Operator

Dorothy Peterson
Mrs. Jennie Stevens

Christian Rub
Tombstone Mason

Andrew Tombes
Muldoon - a Policeman

Charles Trowbridge
Doctor

Ian Wolfe
Pawnbroker

John Wray
Priest