Jennifer Jones

Character: Pearl Chavez

Joseph Cotten

Character: Jesse McCanles

Gregory Peck

Character: Lewton "Lewt" McCanles

Lionel Barrymore

Character: Sen. Jackson McCanles

Herbert Marshall

Character: Scott Chavez

Lillian Gish

Character: Laura Belle McCanles

Walter Huston

Character: The Sinkiller

Charles Bickford

Character: Sam Pierce

Harry Carey

Character: Lem Smoot

Joan Tetzel

Character: Helen Langford

Tilly Losch

Character: Mrs. Chavez

Butterfly McQueen

Character: Vashti

Scott McKay

Character: Sid

Otto Kruger

Character: Mr. Langford

Sidney Blackmer

Character: The Lover

Charles Dingle

Character: Sheriff Hardy

Griff Barnett

Character: Bordertown Jailer (uncredited)

John Barton

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Hank Bell

Character: McCanles' Ranch Hand (uncredited)

Audrey Betz

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Edward Biby

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Johnny Bond

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Lovyss Bradley

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Nora Bush

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Lane Chandler

Character: Cavalry Captain (uncredited)

George Chung

Character: Man (uncredited)

Tex Cooper

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Frank Cordell

Character: Sid (uncredited)

Tom Daly

Character: Cowboy (uncredited)

Tom Dillon

Character: Train Engineer (uncredited)

Steve Dunhill

Character: Jake (uncredited)

Slim Gaut

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Si Jenks

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Carmencita Johnson

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Jack Kenny

Character: Barfly (uncredited)

Victor Kilian

Character: Gambler (uncredited)

Al Kunde

Character: Barfly (uncredited)

Ann Kunde

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Kermit Maynard

Character: Barfly (uncredited)

Francis McDonald

Character: Gambler (uncredited)

Robert McKenzie

Character: Zeke the Bartender (uncredited)

Hank Patterson

Character: Man (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

Character: Train Fireman (uncredited)

Rose Plumer

Character: Dancer (uncredited)

Bob Reeves

Character: Townsman (uncredited)

Bert Roach

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Allen D. Sewall

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Lucile Sewall

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Lloyd Shaw

Character: Barbecue Dance Caller (uncredited)

Tom Smith

Character: Barfly (uncredited)

Al Taylor

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Jack Tornek

Character: Townsman (uncredited)

Orson Welles

Character: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Dan White

Character: Ed (uncredited)

Guy Wilkerson

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Hank Worden

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)