Jennifer Jones

Pearl Chavez

Joseph Cotten

Jesse McCanles

Gregory Peck

Lewton "Lewt" McCanles

Lionel Barrymore

Sen. Jackson McCanles

Herbert Marshall

Scott Chavez

Lillian Gish

Laura Belle McCanles

Walter Huston

The Sinkiller

Charles Bickford

Sam Pierce

Harry Carey

Lem Smoot

Joan Tetzel

Helen Langford

Tilly Losch

Mrs. Chavez

Butterfly McQueen

Vashti

Scott McKay

Sid

Otto Kruger

Mr. Langford

Sidney Blackmer

The Lover

Charles Dingle

Sheriff Hardy

Griff Barnett

Bordertown Jailer (uncredited)

Hank Bell

McCanles' Ranch Hand (uncredited)

Audrey Betz

Party Guest (uncredited)

Johnny Bond

Party Guest (uncredited)

Lane Chandler

Cavalry Captain (uncredited)

Frank Cordell

Sid (uncredited)

Tom Dillon

Train Engineer (uncredited)

Si Jenks

Party Guest (uncredited)

Carmencita Johnson

Party Guest (uncredited)

Jack Kenny

Barfly (uncredited)

Victor Kilian

Gambler (uncredited)

Kermit Maynard

Barfly (uncredited)

Francis McDonald

Gambler (uncredited)

Robert McKenzie

Zeke the Bartender (uncredited)

Hank Patterson

Man (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

Train Fireman (uncredited)

Bob Reeves

Townsman (uncredited)

Bert Roach

Party Guest (uncredited)

Al Taylor

Party Guest (uncredited)

Orson Welles

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Dan White

Ed (uncredited)

Guy Wilkerson

Party Guest (uncredited)

Hank Worden

Party Guest (uncredited)