Bee Freeman

Character: Dinah Jackson

Sol Johnson

Character: Paul Bronson

'Slick' Chester

Character: LeRoy Giles

Larry Seymour

Character: Tim Sharkey

Oscar Polk

Character: Sam Brown

Ethel Moses

Character: Evelyn Martin

Amanda Randolph

Character: The Rooming House Maid

Lorenzo Tucker

Character: Detective Sergeant

Willie Kew

Character: Sing Lee

Clara Bell Powell

Character:

Anna Mae Fritz

Character: Sam's mother [uncredited]

Bernice Gray

Character:

Eddie Matthews

Character:

Mitchell Modeste

Character:

Stringbean

Character: Comic Tap Dancer

The Pope Sisters

Character: Duet Singers

Raymond Collins

Character: Rope Dancer

Dotty Saulter

Character: Club SInger ("That Man Of Mine")

The Girls from Nagasaki

Character: (unconfirmed)

The Harlem Sepia Chorus

Character: (unconfirmed)

The Six Sizzlers

Character: (unconfirmed)

Bobby Hargreaves

Character: Club Band Leader

Kit Kat Club Orchestra

Character: Club Band