Luise Rainer

Character: Anna Benton

Spencer Tracy

Character: Joe Benton

Charley Grapewin

Character: Robert, the Mayor

Janet Beecher

Character: Sophie Sloane

Eddie Quillan

Character: Mike Edwards

Victor Varconi

Character: Paul Roya

Oscar O'Shea

Character: John C. Andrews

Helen Troy

Character: Lola Johnson

William Demarest

Character: Mr. Beecher

John Arledge

Character: Buddy

Irving Bacon

Character: Jim Sloane

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Character: Danny Devlin

Regis Toomey

Character: Fred Hawkins

Edgar Dearing

Character: Tom Reilley

Paul Harvey

Character: District Attorney Gilbert

Andrew Tombes

Character: Inspector Matthews (as Andrew J. Tombes)

Clem Bevans

Character: Grandpa Sloane

Grace Ford

Character: Mary Reilley

Alice White

Character: Peggy Devlin

Jack Dempsey

Character: Jack Dempsey

James J. Jeffries

Character: Jim Jeffries

Jimmy McLarnin

Character: Jimmy McLarnin

Maxie Rosenbloom

Character: Maxie Rosenbloom

Jim Thorpe

Character: Jim Thorpe

Frank Wykoff

Character: Frank Wycoff

Jackie Fields

Character: Jackie Fields

Frank Leavitt

Character: Man Mountain Dean

Gus Sonnenberg

Character: Gus Sonnenberg

George Godfrey

Character: George Godfrey

Joe Rivers

Character: Joe Rivers

Cotton Warburton

Character: 'Cotton' Warburton

Bull Montana

Character: Bull Montana

Rex 'Snowy' Baker

Character: 'Snowy' Baker (as Snowy Baker)

Taski Hagio

Character: Taski Hagio

Abdullah Abbas

Character: Abdullah Abbas (uncredited)

Barbara Bedford

Character: Woman Who Screams (uncredited)

Francis X. Bushman Jr.

Character: Banquet Doorman (uncredited)

Ruth Hussey

Character: Mayor's Secretary (uncredited)