Cary Grant
Role: Matt Howard
Martha Scott
Role: Jane Peyton-Howard
Cedric Hardwicke
Role: Fleetwood Peyton
Alan Marshal
Role: Roger Peyton
Richard Carlson
Role: Thomas Jefferson
Paul Kelly
Role: Capt. Jabez Allen
Irving Bacon
Role: Tom Norton
Elisabeth Risdon
Role: Aunt Clarissa
Anne Revere
Role: Mrs. Betsy Norton
Tom Drake
Role: James Howard at 16
Phil Taylor
Role: Peyton Howard at 18
Rita Quigley
Role: Mary Howard at 17
Richard Gaines
Role: Patrick Henry
George Houston
Role: George Washington
Ralph Byrd
Role: James Howard
Dickie Jones
Role: Matt Howard at 12
Buster Phelps
Role: Thomas Jefferson at 11
Wade Boteler
Role: Uncle Reuben
Mary Field
Role: Susan Howard
Roy Gordon
Role: Col. Jefferson
Charles Francis
Role: Mr. Douglas
Peter Cushing
Role: Leslie Stephens
John Gallaudet
Role: Backwoodsman (uncredited)
J. Anthony Hughes
Role: Tidewater Representative (uncredited)
Terry Moore
Role: Neighbor Girl (uncredited)
Jason Robards Sr.
Role: Backwoodsman (uncredited)
Dan White
Role: Will (uncredited)
Conrad Binyon
Role: Neighbor Boy
Vernon Downing
Role: John Walker
Sarah Edwards
Role: Neighbor Girl
Tom Fadden
Role: Backwoodsman
J. Franklin Harrison
Role:
June Hedin
Role: Young Mary Howard
Leyland Hodgson
Role: British Officer
Brandon Hurst
Role: Wilton
Boyd Irwin
Role: Speaker of the House of Burgess
Claude King
Role: Governor of Virginia
Richard Lyon
Role: Young Peyton Howard
Virginia Sale
Role: Neighbor Girl
Pat Somerset
Role: Backwoodsman
Rafael Alcayde
Role: Lafayette
Emmett Vogan
Role: Representative
Eddy Waller
Role: Patriot Scout
Dick Wessel
Role: Backwoodsman
James Westerfield
Role: Backwoodsman
Alan Ladd
Role: Backwoodsman (uncredited)
George Boyce
Role: Representative