Fred MacMurray as Ned Brainard

Nancy Olson as Betsy Brainard

Keenan Wynn as Alonzo P. Hawk

Tommy Kirk as Biff Hawk

Ed Wynn as A.J. Allen

Charles Ruggles as Judge Murdock

Leon Ames as Rufus Daggett

Ken Murray as Mr. Hurley

William Demarest as Mr. Hummel

Paul Lynde as Sportscaster

Elliott Reid as Shelby Ashton

Bob Sweeney as Mr. Harker

Joanna Moore as Desiree de la Roche

Edward Andrews as Defense Secretary

James Westerfield as Officer Hanson

Alan Carney as Referee

Stuart Erwin as Coach Wilson

Forrest Lewis as Officer Kelly

Alan Hewitt as Prosecuting Attorney

Jack Albertson as Mr. Barley

Eddie Ryder as Mr. Osbourne

Harriet E. MacGibbon as Mrs. Edna Daggett

Beverly Willis as Mother in Commercial

Wally Boag as Father in Commercial

Russell Custer as Board Member (uncredited)

Joe Flynn as Rex Williams (uncredited)

George Ford as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Byron Foulger as Proprietor (uncredited)

Darby Hinton as 2nd Hobgoblin (uncredited)

Harvey Korman as Husband in Commercial (uncredited)

Dal McKennon as First Juror (uncredited)

King Mojave as Board Member (uncredited)

Burt Mustin as 1st Bailiff (uncredited)

Ron Nyman as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

J. Pat O'Malley as Sign-Painter (uncredited)

Robert Shayne as Defense Secretary's Assistant (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey as Juror (uncredited)

Ginny Tyler as Baby Walter (voice) (uncredited)

Leon Tyler as Humphrey Hacker (uncredited)