John Wayne

Character: Dan Roman

Claire Trevor

Character: May Holst

Laraine Day

Character: Lydia Rice

Robert Stack

Character: John Sullivan

Jan Sterling

Character: Sally McKee

Phil Harris

Character: Ed Joseph

Robert Newton

Character: Gustave Pardee

David Brian

Character: Ken Childs

Paul Kelly

Character: Donald Flaherty

Sidney Blackmer

Character: Humphrey Agnew

Julie Bishop

Character: Lillian Pardee

Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez

Character: Gonzales

John Howard

Character: Howard Rice

Wally Brown

Character: Lenny Wilby, navigator

William Campbell

Character: Hobie Wheeler

Ann Doran

Character: Clara Joseph

John Qualen

Character: Jose Locota

Paul Fix

Character: Frank Briscoe

George Chandler

Character: Ben Sneed

Joy Kim

Character: Dorothy Chen

Michael Wellman

Character: Toby Fields

Douglas Fowley

Character: Alsop

Regis Toomey

Character: Tim Garfield

Robert Keys

Character: Lieutenant Mowbray

William Hopper

Character: Roy

William Schallert

Character: Dispatcher

Julie Mitchum

Character: Susie Wilby

Doe Avedon

Character: Miss Spalding

Karen Sharpe

Character: Nell Buck

John Smith

Character: Milo Buck

Robert Easton

Character: Cargo Clerk (uncredited)

Douglas Kennedy

Character: Boyd, Public Relations (uncredited)

Walter Reed

Character: Mr. Field (uncredited)

Carl Switzer

Character: Ensign Keim

William H. O'Brien

Character: Restaurant Cook