Robert Mitchum as Preacher Harry Powell

Billy Chapin as John Harper

Sally Jane Bruce as Pearl Harper

Shelley Winters as Willa Harper

Lillian Gish as Rachel Cooper

James Gleason as Uncle Birdie Steptoe

Evelyn Varden as Icey Spoon

Don Beddoe as Walt Spoon

Peter Graves as Ben Harper

James Griffith as District Attorney

Gloria Castillo as Ruby

Gloria Pall as Burlesque Dancer

Paul Bryar as Bart

Cheryl Callaway as Mary

Alexander Campbell as Judge

Michael Chapin as Ruby's Boyfriend

Roy Engel as Sheriff

Kay Lavelle as Miz Cunningham

Frances Morris as Bart's Wife

Rudy Germane as Townsman (uncredited)