Mickey Rooney ( Mickey Rooney )

Homer Macauley

Frank Morgan ( Frank Morgan )

Willie Grogan

James Craig ( James Craig )

Tom Spangler

Marsha Hunt ( Marsha Hunt )

Diana Steed

Fay Bainter ( Fay Bainter )

Mrs. Macauley

Ray Collins ( Ray Collins )

Mr. Macauley

Van Johnson ( Van Johnson )

Marcus Macauley

Donna Reed ( Donna Reed )

Bess Macauley

Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins ( Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins )

Ulysses Macauley

Dorothy Morris ( Dorothy Morris )

Mary Arena

John Craven ( John Craven )

Tobey George

Ann Ayars ( Ann Ayars )

Mrs. Sandoval

Mary Nash ( Mary Nash )

Miss Hicks

Henry O'Neill ( Henry O'Neill )

Charles Steed

Katharine Alexander ( Katharine Alexander )

Mrs. Steed

Alan Baxter ( Alan Baxter )

Brad Stickman

Darryl Hickman ( Darryl Hickman )

Lionel

Barry Nelson ( Barry Nelson )

Fat

Rita Quigley ( Rita Quigley )

Helen Elliot

Clem Bevans ( Clem Bevans )

Henderson

Adeline De Walt Reynolds ( Adeline De Walt Reynolds )

Librarian (as Adeline DeWalt Reynolds)

Hobart Cavanaugh ( Hobart Cavanaugh )

Drunk at Bar (uncredited)

Wallis Clark ( Wallis Clark )

School Principal (uncredited)

Don DeFore ( Don DeFore )

Bernard 'Texas' Anthony (uncredited)

David Holt ( David Holt )

Hubert Ackley III (uncredited)

Frank Jenks ( Frank Jenks )

Larry - Song Leader on Train (uncredited)

Robert Emmett O'Connor ( Robert Emmett O'Connor )

Bartender (uncredited)

Carl Switzer ( Carl Switzer )

Auggie (uncredited)

Byron Foulger ( Byron Foulger )

Mr. Blenton (uncredited)

Robert Mitchum ( Robert Mitchum )