Dorothy McGuire as Katie Nolan

Joan Blondell as Aunt Sissy

James Dunn as Johnny Nolan

Lloyd Nolan as Officer McShane

James Gleason as McGarrity

Ted Donaldson as Neeley Nolan

Peggy Ann Garner as Francie Nolan

Ruth Nelson as Miss McDonough

John Alexander as Steve Edwards

B.S. Pully as Christmas Tree Vendor

Ferike Boros as Grandmother (uncredited)

Virginia Brissac as Miss Tilford (uncredited)

Lillian Bronson as Librarian (uncredited)

Adeline De Walt Reynolds as Mrs. Waters (uncredited)

Charles Halton as Mr. Barker (uncredited)

Harry Harvey Jr. as Herschel Knutson (uncredited)

J. Farrell MacDonald as Mr. Carney The Junkman (uncredited)

Mae Marsh as Tynmore Sister (uncredited)

Nicholas Ray as Bakery Clerk (uncredited)

Erskine Sanford as Undertaker (uncredited)

Gloria Talbott as Teen-Age Girl in Classroom (uncredited)

Robert J. Anderson as Augie (uncredited)

Jessie Arnold as Nurse (uncredited)

John Berkes as Mr. Creckenbox (uncredited)

Linda Bieber as Girl (uncredited)

Wyrley Birch as Old man on second floor landing (uncredited)

Al Bridge as Cheap Charlie (uncredited)

Boots Brown as Boy (uncredited)

Sally Ann Brown as Girl (uncredited)

Sheila Brown as Girl (uncredited)

Bobby Burns as Library Patron (uncredited)

George M. Carleton as Doctor (uncredited)

James B. Carson as Undetermined (uncredited)

Alec Craig as Werner (uncredited)

Peter Cusanelli as The Barber (uncredited)

Harry Denny as Undetermined (uncredited)

Joy Duguay as Girl (uncredited)

Al Eben as Union Man (uncredited)

Fernanda Eliscu as Undetermined (uncredited)

Edythe Elliott as Nurse (uncredited)

Robert Ferrero as Raider (uncredited)

Elvin Field as Boy (uncredited)

Norman Field as Principal (uncredited)

Jean Fowler as Undetermined (uncredited)

Paul Graeff as Raider (uncredited)

Vincent Graeff as Henny Gaddis (uncredited)

Joseph J. Greene as Hassler (uncredited)

Irving Gump as Undetermined (uncredited)

Edith Hallor as Christmas Tree Customer (uncredited)

Ethyl May Halls as Undetermined (uncredited)

Mary Lou Harrington as Girl (uncredited)

Paul Hilton as Boy (uncredited)

Janice Hood as Girl (uncredited)

Teddy Infuhr as Boy in Soda Fountain (uncredited)

Edna Jackson as Tynmore Sister (uncredited)

Mickey Kuhn as Boy at Christmas Tree Throw (uncredited)

Eva Lee Kuney as Girl (uncredited)

Jacqueline Larkin as Girl (uncredited)

Jack Lawrence as Bakery Clerk (uncredited)

Susan Lester as Flossie Gaddis (uncredited)

Gerald Mackey as Raider (uncredited)

Robert Malcolm as Doctor (uncredited)

Charles Marsh as Undetermined (uncredited)

Patricia McFadden as Sheila (uncredited)

Mickey McGuire as Raider (uncredited)

George Meader as Principal (uncredited)

George Melford as Mr. Spencer (uncredited)

Robert Milasch as Citizen (uncredited)

Sue Moore as (uncredited)

Ronnie Pattison as Boy (uncredited)

Francis Pierlot as Priest at Funeral (uncredited)

Constance Purdy as Undetermined (uncredited)

Gordon Rader as Boy (uncredited)

Ruth Rickaby as Undetermined (uncredited)

Walt Robbins as Junkman (uncredited)

Nancy June Robinson as Girl (uncredited)

Tony Santoro as Waiter (uncredited)

Harry Seymour as Floorwalker at 5 & 10 Cent Store (uncredited)

Danny Shaw as Raider (uncredited)

Art Smith as Charley (uncredited)

William Smith as Boy (uncredited)

Robert Strange as Doctor (uncredited)

Robert Tait as Street Singer (uncredited)

Dink Trout as Undetermined (uncredited)

Joyce Tucker as Girl (uncredited)

Paul Weigel as Candy Store Proprietor (uncredited)

Martha Wentworth as Sheila's Mother (uncredited)

Cecil Weston as Undetermined (uncredited)

Jack Carr as Undetermined (uncredited)