
| Ray Milland | ... | Mr. Stephen 'Steve' Tolliver |

| John Wayne | ... | Captain Jack Stuart |

| Paulette Goddard | ... | Loxi Claiborne |
 | Raymond Massey | ... | King Cutler |
 | Robert Preston | ... | Dan Cutler |
 | Lynne Overman | ... | Capt. Phillip 'Phil' Philpott |
 | Susan Hayward | ... | Cousin Drusilla Alston |
 | Charles Bickford | ... | Bully Brown (mate of the Tyfib) |
 | Walter Hampden | ... | Cmmdre. Devereaux |
 | Louise Beavers | ... | Maum Maria, the Claiborne Maid |
 | Martha O'Driscoll | ... | Ivy Devereaux |
 | Elisabeth Risdon | ... | Mrs. Claiborne |
 | Hedda Hopper | ... | Aunt Henrietta Beresford |
 | Victor Kilian | ... | Mathias Widgeon |
 | Oscar Polk | ... | Salt Meat |
 | Janet Beecher | ... | Mrs. Mottram |
 | Ben Carter | ... | Chinkapin |
 | William 'Wee Willie' Davis | ... | The Lamb (as William Davis) |
 | Lane Chandler | ... | Sam |
 | Davison Clark | ... | Judge Will Marvin |
 | Louis Merrill | ... | Captain of 'Pelican' (as Lou Merrill) |
 | Frank M. Thomas | ... | Dr. Jepson |
 | Keith Richards | ... | Capt. Carruthers |
 | Victor Varconi | ... | Lubbock (Cutler henchman) |
 | J. Farrell MacDonald | ... | Port Captain |
 | Harry Woods | ... | Mace, Cutler Henchman |
 | Raymond Hatton | ... | Master Shipwright |
 | Milburn Stone | ... | Lt. Farragut |
 | Dave Wengren | ... | 'Claiborne' lookout |
 | Tony Paton | ... | Cadge |
 | Barbara Britton | ... | Charleston Lady |
 | Julia Faye | ... | Charleston Lady |
 | Ameda Lambert | ... | Charleston Lady |
 | D'Arcy Miller | ... | Charleston beau |
 | Bruce Warren | ... | Charleston beau |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: |
 | Eric Alden | ... | Slim ('Falcon' crewman) (uncredited) |
 | Richard Alexander | ... | Stoker Boss (uncredited) |
 | C.E. Anderson | ... | Juror (uncredited) |
 | George Anderson | ... | Jailer (uncredited) |
 | James O. Anderson | ... | Call boy in cafe (uncredited) |
 | Stanley Andrews | ... | Turnkey (uncredited) |
 | Sam Appel | ... | Juror (uncredited) |
 | Gertrude Astor | ... | Woman (uncredited) |
 | George Barton | ... | Joe, 'Falcon' Crewman (uncredited) |
 | Colin Blair | ... | Guest in Ballroom (uncredited) |
 | Monte Blue | ... | Officer at Tea (uncredited) |
 | Sven Hugo Borg | ... | Blackie, 'Falcon' Crewman (uncredited) |
 | Ed Brady | ... | 'Pelican' Crewman (uncredited) |
 | Al Bridge | ... | Cutler Man in Barrel Room (uncredited) |
 | George Bruggeman | ... | Gus, 'Claiborne' Crewman (uncredited) |
 | Stella Mary Burgess | ... | Guest in Ballroom (uncredited) |
 | William Cabanne | ... | Guest at Ball (uncredited) |
 | Wheaton Chambers | ... | Lawyer (uncredited) |
 | Jack Chapin | ... | Clem, 'Claiborne' Pump Man (uncredited) |
 | Tom Chatterton | ... | Parson (uncredited) |
 | Jack Clifford | ... | 'Pelican' Crewman (uncredited) |
 | David Clyde | ... | Old Director (uncredited) |
 | Tom Conlon | ... | Man in Ballroom (uncredited) |
 | Maurice Costello | ... | (uncredited) (unconfirmed) |
 | Mary Currier | ... | Waltzing Dowager in Ballroom (uncredited) |
 | Max Davidson | ... | Juror (uncredited) |
 | Harry Dean | ... | Juror (uncredited) |
 | Cecil B. DeMille | ... | Prologue Speaker (voice) (uncredited) |
 | Richard de Mille | ... | Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed) |
 | Jerome DeNuccio | ... | George, 'Falcon' Crewman (uncredited) |
 | Helen Dickson | ... | Woman in Ballroom (uncredited) |
 | Jack Dixon | ... | Guest in Ballroom (uncredited) |
 | Laurie Douglas | ... | Guest at Ball (uncredited) |
 | Jimmie Dundee | ... | Galley Growler (uncredited) |
 | Ralph Dunn | ... | 'Jubilee' Lookout (uncredited) |
 | Sarah Edwards | ... | Dowager at Tea (uncredited) |
 | William Elmer | ... | Juror (uncredited) |
 | Richard Elmore | ... | 'Claiborne' Cabin Boy (uncredited) |
 | Hassan Ezzat | ... | Cuban on Charleston Packet (uncredited) |
 | William D. Faralla | ... | Cliff, 'Falcon' Crewman (uncredited) |
 | Al Ferguson | ... | Cutler Man in Barrel Room (uncredited) |
 | Frank Ferguson | ... | Snaith, Co-Counsel (uncredited) |
 | James Flavin | ... | Father of Girl (uncredited) |
 | Sam Flint | ... | Surgeon (uncredited) |
 | Byron Foulger | ... | Bixby, Devereaux Courier (uncredited) |
 | Christian J. Frank | ... | Juror (uncredited) |
 | Jerry Franks Jr. | ... | Pedro, 'Falcon' Crewman (uncredited) |
 | Kenneth Gibson | ... | 30-Year Old Devereaux Clerk (uncredited) |
 | James Gillette | ... | Ivy's Waltzing Partner (uncredited) |
 | Fred Graham | ... | Jake, on Spongeboat (uncredited) |
 | George Guhl | ... | Man on Street (uncredited) |
 | William Haade | ... | Second Mate of 'Jubilee' (uncredited) |
 | Frank Hagney | ... | Cutler Man in Barrell Room (uncredited) |
 | Chuck Hamilton | ... | Bosco, 'Tyfib' Bosun (uncredited) |
 | Mildred Harris | ... | Dancing Lady (uncredited) |
 | Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian | ... | Second Mate of Charleston Packet (uncredited) |
 | Robert Homans | ... | Captain in Cafe (uncredited) |
 | Bob Ireland | ... | Roger, 'Falcon' Crewman (uncredited) |
 | Eugene Jackson | ... | Dr. Jepson's Black Servant (uncredited) |
 | Clarke Jennings | ... | Ed, 'Falcon' Crewman (uncredited) |
 | Carmencita Johnson | ... | Girl with Oilskins (uncredited) |
 | Jack W. Johnston | ... | Devereaux Clerk (uncredited) |
 | Emmett King | ... | Old Gentleman in Ballroom (uncredited) |
 | Stubby Kruger | ... | Pat, 'Claiborne' Crewman (uncredited) |
 | Frank Lackteen | ... | Cutler Man in Barrel Room (uncredited) |
 | Ethan Laidlaw | ... | Tony, 'Falcon' Crewman (uncredited) |
 | Hope Landin | ... | Dowager in Ballroom (uncredited) |
 | Louise La Planche | ... | Guest at Ball (uncredited) |
 | Larry Lawson | ... | Frank, 'Claiborne' Crewman (uncredited) |
 | Laura Lee | ... | Southern Belle (uncredited) |
 | Elmo Lincoln | ... | Man (uncredited) |
 | Leota Lorraine | ... | Woman in Ballroom (uncredited) |
 | Jack Luden | ... | Southern Gentleman at Tea (uncredited) |
 | George Magrill | ... | Mike, 'Claiborne' Crewman (uncredited) |
 | Tony Martelli | ... | Juror (uncredited) |
 | Jim Mason | ... | 'Pelican' Crewman (uncredited) |
 | Carl Mathews | ... | Stevedore (uncredited) |
 | Claire McDowell | ... | Ettie, in Ballroom (uncredited) |
 | Cyril McLaglen | ... | Srevedore (uncredited) |
 | George Melford | ... | Devereaux Banker (uncredited) |
 | John Merkyl | ... | Southern Gentleman (uncredited) |
 | John Merton | ... | 'Pelican' Crewman (uncredited) |
 | Robert Milasch | ... | Juror (uncredited) |
 | King Mojave | ... | Art, 'Falcon' Crewman (uncredited) |
 | Richard Neill | ... | Old Gentleman at Tea (uncredited) |
 | Ottola Nesmith | ... | Dowager at Tea (uncredited) |
 | Wally O'Connor | ... | Hugh, 'Falcon' Crewman (uncredited) |
 | Nestor Paiva | ... | Man with Suspenders (uncredited) |
 | Emory Parnell | ... | Jailer (uncredited) |
 | Edward Peil Sr. | ... | Bailiff (uncredited) |
 | Buddy Pepper | ... | Call Boy in Cafe (uncredited) |
 | Gil Perkins | ... | Southern Cross Leadsman (uncredited) |
 | John Power | ... | Juror (uncredited) |
 | Lee Prather | ... | Court Clerk (uncredited) |
 | Houghton Ralph | ... | Buck, 'Falcon' Crewman (uncredited) |
 | George Reed | ... | Black Servant at Tea (uncredited) |
 | Frank Richards | ... | Cutler Man in Barrel Room (uncredited) |
 | Constantine Romanoff | ... | Pete, on Sponge Boat (uncredited) |
 | Mel Ruick | ... | Man in Ballroom (uncredited) |
 | Ynez Seabury | ... | Woman in Ballroom (uncredited) |
 | Dorothy Sebastian | ... | Woman in Ballroom (uncredited) |
 | Allen D. Sewall | ... | Juror (uncredited) |
 | Frank Shannon | ... | Captain in Cafe (uncredited) |
 | Mildred Shay | ... | Girl in Match Sequence (uncredited) |
 | Ray Spiker | ... | Stan, 'Falcon' Crewman (uncredited) |
 | Will Stanton | ... | Rat-Faced Man (uncredited) |
 | Jack Sterling | ... | Lars, 'Claiborne' Crewman (uncredited) |
 | Hayden Stevenson | ... | Lawyer (uncredited) |
 | John St. Polis | ... | Devereaux Foreign Agent (uncredited) |
 | Leo Sulky | ... | Juror (uncredited) |
 | Akim Tamiroff | ... | Voice of The Lamb (voice) (uncredited) |
 | Forrest Taylor | ... | Devereaux Treasurer (uncredited) |
 | Mary Thomas | ... | Guest in Ballroom (uncredited) |
 | Guy Usher | ... | Jailer (uncredited) |
 | Dale Van Sickel | ... | Roy, 'Falcon' Cewman (uncredited) |
 | Gohr Van Vleck | ... | First Mate of Charleston Packet (uncredited) |
 | Catherine Wallace | ... | Woman in Ballroom (uncredited) |
 | Joyce Walsh | ... | Guest in Ballroom (uncredited) |
 | Harry Warren | ... | Boston, 'Falcon' Crewman (uncredited) |
 | Stanhope Wheatcroft | ... | Devereaux Secretary (uncredited) |
 | Lloyd Whitlock | ... | Southern Gentleman (uncredited) |
 | Don Zelaya | ... | Cafe Bartender (uncredited) |
 | Fred Zendar | ... | Spike, 'Claiborne' Crewman (uncredited) |
 | Carl Zwolsman | ... | Nate, 'Falcon' Crewman (uncredited) |