Burl Ives
Cottonmouth
Christopher Plummer
Walt Murdock
Chana Eden
Naomi
Gypsy Rose Lee
Mrs. Bradford
Tony Galento
Beef
Pat Henning
Sawdust
Peter Falk
Writer
Emmett Kelly
Bigamy Bob
George Voskovec
Aaron Nathanson
Curt Conway
Perfesser
Howard Smith
George Leggett
Joe Hunter
(uncredited)
Sandra Schulberg
(uncredited)
Sammy Renick
Loser
Cory Osceola
Billy One-Arm
MacKinlay Kantor
Judge Harris
Totch Brown
One-Note
Sumner Williams
Windy
Rufus Beecham
Pianist (uncredited)
Cynthia Betout
Memory (uncredited)
Brad Bradford
Thumbs (uncredited)
Toby Bruce
Joe Bottles (uncredited)
Fred Holliday
Slow Boy (uncredited)
Dorothy Rogers
Mary Melon (uncredited)
Minella Jiras
(uncredited)
Sally Marlowe
(uncredited)
Marvin Miller
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Mary Osceola
Suzy Billy (uncredited)
Ray Osmer
Roy Ozmer (uncredited)
Owen Pavitt
Sheriff (uncredited)
Mary Pennington
Mrs. Liggett (uncredited)
Frank Rothe
Ross Morgan (uncredited)
David Schulberg
(uncredited)
Stephan Schulberg
(uncredited)
Thelma Smallwood
(uncredited)