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- Wallace FordWallace FordWallace Ford was an English film and television actor who, with his friendly appearance and stocky build later in life, appeared in a number of film westerns and B-movies....
as Francis ("Frankie") Rogers, as an adult - Aline MacMahonAline MacMahonAline MacMahon was an American actress. Her career began on stage in 1921. She worked extensively in film and television until her retirement in 1975. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Dragon Seed .-Early life:Aline Laveen MacMahon was born...
as Miss Williams - Stuart ErwinStuart ErwinStuart Erwin was an American actor. Erwin began acting in college in the 1920s, first appearing on the stage, then breaking into films in 1928 in Mother Knows Best...
as Jud Mason - Patricia EllisPatricia EllisPatricia Ellis was an American film actress of the 1930s.Born Patricia Leftwich in Birmingham, Alabama, Ellis began her stage career after leaving school. Given a film test while appearing on stage in New York, she was put under contract by Warner Bros. In 1932 she had two small parts, both...
as Carol Evans, as an adult - Bert Frohman as Bert "Mouse" Gatto
- Jimmy LydonJimmy LydonJimmy Lydon is an American movie actor and television producer, whose career in the entertainment industry began as a teenage actor in the 1930s....
as Frankie Rogers, as a child - Anita Magee as Carol Evans, as a child
- Raymond Roe as John Shelley, as a child
- William RedfieldWilliam RedfieldWilliam Redfield may refer to:*William C. Redfield , American politician, first U.S. Secretary of Commerce*William Charles Redfield , founder and first President of American Association for the Advancement of Science...
as Charley Smith, as a child - Kenneth LeRoy as Bob Hale, as a child
- David JohnsonDavid JohnsonDavid Johnson may refer to:* C. David Johnson , Canadian actor* David Johnson , American painter* David Johnson , American former college football quarterback...
as Wallace Kischler, as a child - William HarriganWilliam HarriganWilliam Harrigan was an American actor who played standard roles in Hollywood during the thirties and forties.-Filmography:*On the Level *Cabaret *Nix on Dames *Born Reckless...
as Frankie's Father - Jane SeymourJane SeymourJane Seymour was Queen of England as the third wife of King Henry VIII. She succeeded Anne Boleyn as queen consort following the latter's execution for trumped up charges of high treason, incest and adultery in May 1536. She died of postnatal complications less than two weeks after the birth of...
as Frankie's Mother - Alfred Webster as Sheriff Alvin Kramer
- Robert Wildhack as Rudolph Herzing
- Kent SmithKent SmithKent Smith was an American actor who had a lengthy career in film, theater, and television.Born Frank Kent Smith in New York, New York, Smith made his acting debut on Broadway in 1932 in and, after spending a few years there, moved to Hollywood, California, where he made his film debut in The...
as John Shelley - as Adult (replaced by Van Heflin) - Van HeflinVan HeflinEmmett Evan "Van" Heflin, Jr. was an American film and theatre actor. He played mostly character parts over the course of his film career, but during the 1940s had a string of roles as a leading man...
as John Shelley, as an adult - Douglas McMullen as Wallace Kischler, as an adult
- George J. LewisGeorge J. LewisGeorge J. Lewis was a Mexican-born actor who appeared in many films and eventually TV series from the 1920s through the 1960s, usually specializing in westerns...
as Bob Hale, as an adult - Bruce A. EvansBruce A. EvansBruce Anslie Evans is an American film director, producer and screenwriter best known for his work on Stand by Me , Jungle 2 Jungle and Mr...
as Charley Smith, as an adult - Georgette HarveyGeorgette HarveyGeorgette Harvey was an American singer and actress, perhaps most famous for creating the role of Maria in the original 1935 Broadway production of George Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess.-External links:*...
as Mrs. Hamilton - Helen Christian as Mrs. Gladys Smith