Will Rogers

Character: Judge William Pitman 'Billy' Priest

Tom Brown

Character: Jerome Priest

Anita Louise

Character: Ellie May Gillespie

Henry B. Walthall

Character: Reverend Ashby Brand

David Landau

Character: Bob Gillis

Rochelle Hudson

Character: Virginia Maydew

Roger Imhof

Character: Billy Gaynor

Frank Melton

Character: Fleming 'Flem' Talley

Charley Grapewin

Character: Sergeant Jimmy Bagby

Berton Churchill

Character: Senator Horace Maydew

Brenda Fowler

Character: Mrs. Caroline Priest

Francis Ford

Character: Juror No. 12

Hattie McDaniel

Character: Aunt Dilsey

Stepin Fetchit

Character: Jeff Poindexter