James Cagney ( James Cagney )

George M. Cohan

Joan Leslie ( Joan Leslie )

Mary

Walter Huston ( Walter Huston )

Jerry Cohan

Richard Whorf ( Richard Whorf )

Sam Harris

Irene Manning ( Irene Manning )

Fay Templeton

George Tobias ( George Tobias )

Dietz

Rosemary DeCamp ( Rosemary DeCamp )

Nellie Cohan

Jeanne Cagney ( Jeanne Cagney )

Josie Cohan

Frances Langford ( Frances Langford )

Singer

George Barbier ( George Barbier )

Erlanger

Walter Catlett ( Walter Catlett )

Theatre Manager

Douglas Croft ( Douglas Croft )

George M. Cohan, as a boy of 13

Eddie Foy Jr. ( Eddie Foy Jr. )

Eddie Foy

Minor Watson ( Minor Watson )

Albee

Chester Clute ( Chester Clute )

Goff

Odette Myrtil ( Odette Myrtil )

Madame Bartholdi

Patsy Parsons ( Patsy Parsons )

Josie Cohan, as a girl of 12

S.Z. Sakall ( S.Z. Sakall )

Schwab

Jack Young ( Jack Young )

The President

Ann Doran ( Ann Doran )

Receptionist (uncredited)

Frank Faylen ( Frank Faylen )

Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty ( Pat Flaherty )

Sgt. Lewis (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse ( Bert Moorhouse )

Maurice Ruppe (uncredited)

Dolores Moran ( Dolores Moran )

The Pippirino (uncredited)

Poppy Wilde ( Poppy Wilde )

Chorus Girl for 'Little Johnny Jones' Number (uncredited)

Phyllis Kennedy ( Phyllis Kennedy )

Fanny (uncredited)

Doris Merrick ( Doris Merrick )

(uncredited role)

Jean Inness ( Jean Inness )

Reporter (uncredited)

Dorothy Kelly ( Dorothy Kelly )

Hazel Dohlman ( Hazel Dohlman )

Theatre Patron (uncredited)

John Breen ( John Breen )

Soldier (uncredited)

Jack Deery ( Jack Deery )

Theatre Patron (uncredited)