Joel McCrea as Josiah Doziah Gray

Ellen Drew as Harriet Gray

Dean Stockwell as John Kenyon

Alan Hale as Jed Isbell

Lewis Stone as Dr. Daniel Kalbert Harris, Sr.

James Mitchell as Dr. Daniel Kalbert Harris, Jr.

Amanda Blake as Faith Radmore Samuels

Juano Hernández as Uncle Famous Prill

Charles Kemper as Prof. Sam Houston Jones

Connie Gilchrist as Sarah Isbell

Ed Begley as Lon Backett

Jack Lambert as Perry Lokey

Arthur Hunnicutt as Chloroform Wiggins

Marshall Thompson as Narrator (adult John Kenyon) (voice)

James Arness as Rolfe Isbell (uncredited)

Polly Bailey as Mrs. Belsher (uncredited)

Chuck Courtney as Jed Isbell (uncredited)

Adeline De Walt Reynolds as Granny Gailbraith (uncredited)

Edmund Glover as Clyde Chapman (uncredited)

Jessica Grayson as Bessie - Maid (uncredited)

Victor Kilian as Ned (uncredited)

Patricia Miller as Mrs. Chapman (uncredited)

Rhea Mitchell as Mrs. Backett (uncredited)

Norman Ollestad as Chase Isbell (uncredited)

Carl Pitti as Townsman

Harry 'Snub' Pollard as Bartender (uncredited)

Ben Watson as Gene Caldwell (uncredited)

Wilson Wood as Thad Carroll (uncredited)

Eula Guy as Townswoman (uncredited)

Frank Mills as Drunk in Saloon (uncredited)

Jessie Arnold as Annie (voice) (uncredited)

Al Bain as Townsman (uncredited)

Margaret Bert as Townswoman (uncredited)

Helen Brown as Townswoman (uncredited)

Matilda Caldwell as Townswoman (uncredited)

Robert Cherry as Townsman (uncredited)

Bill Clauson as Cade Isbell (uncredited)

Fred Datig Jr. as Townsman (uncredited)

Helen Eby-Rock as Townswoman (uncredited)

Ralph Hodges as Tom Isbell (uncredited)

Jimmie Horan as Townsman (uncredited)

Dick Johnstone as Townsman (uncredited)

Al Kunde as Townsman (uncredited)

Baron James Lichter as Townsman (uncredited)

Mathew McCue as Townsman (uncredited)

Philo McCullough as Townsman (uncredited)

Jimmy Moss as Bobby Sam Carroll (uncredited)

Patsy O'Byrne as Townswoman (uncredited)

Frank Pharr as Townsman (uncredited)

James Pierce as Townsman (uncredited)

Carl Pitti as Townsman (uncredited)

Alice Richey as Townswoman (uncredited)

Buddy Roosevelt as Townsman (uncredited)

Phil Schumacher as Townsman (uncredited)

Tex Terry as Townsman (uncredited)

Jack Tornek as Barfly (uncredited)

Connie Van as Townswoman (uncredited)