James Cagney
Role: George M. Cohan
Walter Huston
Role: Jerry Cohan
Richard Whorf
Role: Sam Harris
Irene Manning
Role: Fay Templeton
Rosemary DeCamp
Role: Nellie Cohan
Jeanne Cagney
Role: Josie Cohan
Frances Langford
Role: Singer
George Barbier
Role: Erlanger
Walter Catlett
Role: Theatre Manager
Douglas Croft
Role: George M. Cohan, as a boy of 13
Eddie Foy Jr.
Role: Eddie Foy
Odette Myrtil
Role: Madame Bartholdi
Patsy Parsons
Role: Josie Cohan, as a girl of 12
Jack Young
Role: The President
Ann Doran
Role: Receptionist (uncredited)
Frank Faylen
Role: Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Role: Sgt. Lewis (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Role: Maurice Ruppe (uncredited)
Dolores Moran
Role: The Pippirino (uncredited)
Poppy Wilde
Role: Chorus Girl for 'Little Johnny Jones' Number (uncredited)
Phyllis Kennedy
Role: Fanny (uncredited)
Doris Merrick
Role: (uncredited role)
Jean Inness
Role: Reporter (uncredited)
Hazel Dohlman
Role: Theatre Patron (uncredited)
John Breen
Role: Soldier (uncredited)
Jack Deery
Role: Theatre Patron (uncredited)
John Alban
Role: Theatre Patron
Murray Alper
Role: Wiseguy
Audrey Long
Role: Dietz and Goff's Receptionst