Charles Laughton

Character: Henry Horatio Hobson

John Mills

Character: William Mossop

Brenda De Banzie

Character: Maggie Hobson

Daphne Anderson

Character: Alice Hobson

Prunella Scales

Character: Vicky Hobson

Richard Wattis

Character: Albert Prosser

Derek Blomfield

Character: Freddy Beenstock

Helen Haye

Character: Mrs. Hepworth

Joseph Tomelty

Character: Jim Heeler

Julien Mitchell

Character: Sam Minns

Gibb McLaughlin

Character: Tudsbury

Philip Stainton

Character: Denton

Dorothy Gordon

Character: Ada Figgins

Madge Brindley

Character: Mrs. Figgins

John Laurie

Character: Dr. McFarlane

Raymond Huntley

Character: Nathaniel Beenstock

Jack Howarth

Character: Tubby Wadlow

Herbert C. Walton

Character: Printer

Edie Martin

Character: Old Lady Buying Shoelaces (uncredited)

Leonard Sharp

Character: Tailor who rents shop to William Mossop (uncredited)

Robert Brooks Turner

Character: Beanstock Worker Who Finds Hobson in Cellar (uncredited)