Cary Grant

Character: Matt Howard

Martha Scott

Character: Jane Peyton-Howard

Cedric Hardwicke

Character: Fleetwood Peyton

Alan Marshal

Character: Roger Peyton

Richard Carlson

Character: Thomas Jefferson

Paul Kelly

Character: Capt. Jabez Allen

Irving Bacon

Character: Tom Norton

Elisabeth Risdon

Character: Aunt Clarissa

Anne Revere

Character: Mrs. Betsy Norton

Tom Drake

Character: James Howard at 16

Phil Taylor

Character: Peyton Howard at 18

Rita Quigley

Character: Mary Howard at 17

Libby Taylor

Character: Dicey

Richard Gaines

Character: Patrick Henry

George Houston

Character: George Washington

Ralph Byrd

Character: James Howard

Dickie Jones

Character: Matt Howard at 12

Buster Phelps

Character: Thomas Jefferson at 11

Wade Boteler

Character: Uncle Reuben

Mary Field

Character: Susan Howard

Roy Gordon

Character: Col. Jefferson

Charles Francis

Character: Mr. Douglas

Peter Cushing

Character: Leslie Stephens

John Gallaudet

Character: Backwoodsman (uncredited)

J. Anthony Hughes

Character: Tidewater Representative (uncredited)

Terry Moore

Character: Neighbor Girl (uncredited)

Jason Robards Sr.

Character: Backwoodsman (uncredited)

Dan White

Character: Will (uncredited)

Conrad Binyon

Character: Neighbor Boy

Bobby Callahan

Character:

Lane Chandler

Character: Major

Vernon Downing

Character: John Walker

Eddie Dunn

Character: Dunkel

Sarah Edwards

Character: Neighbor Girl

Tom Fadden

Character: Backwoodsman

Joe Farey

Character: Dunkel

Leon Farey

Character: Dunkel

Ralph Gilliam

Character:

Jesse Graves

Character: Robert

J. Franklin Harrison

Character:

June Hedin

Character: Young Mary Howard

Leyland Hodgson

Character: British Officer

Brandon Hurst

Character: Wilton

Olaf Hytten

Character: Witt

Boyd Irwin

Character: Speaker of the House of Burgess

Claude King

Character: Governor of Virginia

Leonard Lawrence

Character:

Richard Lyon

Character: Young Peyton Howard

Virginia Sale

Character: Neighbor Girl

Pat Somerset

Character: Backwoodsman

Rafael Alcayde

Character: Lafayette

Emmett Vogan

Character: Representative

Eddy Waller

Character: Patriot Scout

Dick Wessel

Character: Backwoodsman

James Westerfield

Character: Backwoodsman

Alan Ladd

Character: Backwoodsman (uncredited)

George Boyce

Character: Representative