John Wayne
Role: Sean Thornton
Maureen O'Hara
Role: Mary Kate Danaher
Victor McLaglen
Role: Squire 'Red' Will Danaher
Barry Fitzgerald
Role: Michaleen Oge Flynn
Ward Bond
Role: Father Peter Lonergan
Mildred Natwick
Role: The Widow Sarah Tillane
Francis Ford
Role: Dan Tobin
Eileen Crowe
Role: Mrs. Elizabeth Playfair
May Craig
Role: Fishwoman with basket at station
Arthur Shields
Role: Rev. Cyril 'Snuffy' Playfair
Charles B. Fitzsimons
Role: Hugh Forbes
James O'Hara
Role: Father Paul
Sean McClory
Role: Owen Glynn
Jack MacGowran
Role: Ignatius Feeney
Joseph O'Dea
Role: Molouney - Train Guard
Eric Gorman
Role: Costello - Engine Driver
Kevin Lawless
Role: Train fireman
Paddy O'Donnell
Role: Railway porter
Ruth Clifford
Role: Mother (uncredited)
Ken Curtis
Role: Dermot Fahy (uncredited)
David Hughes
Role: Police Constable (uncredited)
Tiny Jones
Role: Nell - Maid (uncredited)
Mae Marsh
Role: Father Paul's Mother (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Role: Ringside Photographer (uncredited)
Melinda Wayne
Role: Girl on Wagon at Horse Race (uncredited)
Michael Wayne
Role: Teenage Boy at Races (uncredited)
Patrick Wayne
Role: Boy on Wagon at Horse Race (uncredited)
Toni Wayne
Role: Teenage Girl at Races (uncredited)
Frank Baker
Role: Man in Bar (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Role: Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)