Paulette Goddard
Role: Loxi Claiborne
Ray Milland
Role: Stephen Tolliver
John Wayne
Role: Captain Jack Stuart
Raymond Massey
Role: King Cutler
Robert Preston
Role: Dan Cutler
Lynne Overman
Role: Captain Phillip Philpott
Susan Hayward
Role: Drusilla Alston
Charles Bickford
Role: Mate of the 'Tyfib'
Walter Hampden
Role: Commodore Devereaux
Louise Beavers
Role: Maum Maria
Martha O'Driscoll
Role: Ivy Devereaux
Elisabeth Risdon
Role: Mrs. Claiborne
Hedda Hopper
Role: Aunt Henrietta
Victor Kilian
Role: Widgeon
Oscar Polk
Role: Salt Meat
Janet Beecher
Role: Mrs. Mottram
Ben Carter
Role: Chinkapin
William 'Wee Willie' Davis
Role: The Lamb
Davison Clark
Role: Judge Marvin
Louis Merrill
Role: Captain of the 'Pelican'
Frank M. Thomas
Role: Dr. Jepson
Keith Richards
Role: Captain Carruthers
Victor Varconi
Role: Lubbock
J. Farrell MacDonald
Role: Port Captain
Raymond Hatton
Role: Master Shipwright
Milburn Stone
Role: Lieutenant Farragut
Dave Wengren
Role: 'Claiborne' Lookout
Barbara Britton
Role: Charleston Lady #1
Julia Faye
Role: Charleston Lady #2
Ameda Lambert
Role: Charleston Lady #3
D'Arcy Miller
Role: Charleston Beau #1
Bruce Warren
Role: Charleston Beau #2
Cecil B. DeMille
Role: Prologue Speaker (voice) (uncredited)
Stanley Andrews
Role: Turnkey (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
Role: Ball Guest (uncredited)
Frank Ferguson
Role: Snaith (uncredited)
James Flavin
Role: Girl's Father (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Role: Bosco (uncredited)
Mildred Harris
Role: Dancing Lady (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Role: Tea Guest (uncredited)
Leota Lorraine
Role: Ball Guest (uncredited)
Akim Tamiroff
Role: The Lamb (uncredited) (voice)
Florence Wix
Role: Ball Guest (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
Role: Bixby (uncredited)
Ynez Seabury
Role: Ball Guest