Cast & Crew

Directed by

John Ford

Writing Credits

Laurence Stallings
(screenplay)
Irvin S. Cobb
(short stories "The Sun Shines Bright", "The Mob from Massac" and "The Lord Provides")

Cast

Charles Winninger
Judge William Pittman Priest
Arleen Whelan
Lucy Lee Lake
John Russell
Ashby Corwin
Stepin Fetchit
Jeff Poindexter
Russell Simpson
Dr. Lewt Lake
Ludwig Stössel
Herman Felsburg
Francis Ford
Feeney - Old Backwoodsman
Paul Hurst
Army Sgt. Jimmy Bagby
Mitchell Lewis
Sheriff Andy Redcliffe
Grant Withers
Buck Ramsey
Milburn Stone
Horace K. Maydew
Dorothy Jordan
Lucy Lee's Mother
Elzie Emanuel
U.S. Grant 'You Ess' Woodford
Henry O'Neill
Joe D. Habersham
Slim Pickens
Sterling - Lanky Backwoodsman
James Kirkwood
Gen. Fairfield
Ernest Whitman
Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford
Trevor Bardette
Rufe Ramseur
Eve March
Mallie Cramp
Hal Baylor
Rufe Ramseur Jr.
Jane Darwell
Mrs. Aurora Ratchitt
Kenny Williams
Maydew's Henchman
Clarence Muse
Uncle Zack
Mae Marsh
G.A.R. Woman at the Ball
Myrtle Anderson
Washerwoman
Walter Bacon
Townsman
Arthur Berkeley
Townsman
Danny Borzage
Townsman
Rudy Bowman
Townsman
Jess Cavin
Townsman
Jane Crowley
Townswoman
Willa Pearl Curtis
Washerwoman
Mimi Doyle
Minor Role
Tex Driscoll
Townsman
Robert Fuller
Cadet
Slim Gaut
Townsman
Sam Harris
Party Guest at Ball
Al Haskell
Lynch Mob Member
Chuck Hayward
Deputy
Shep Houghton
Party Guest at Ball
James Jackson
James
Michael Jeffers
Townsman
Dick Johnstone
Lynch Mob Member
Jack Kenny
Townsman
Philip Kieffer
Jansen
Anne Kunde
Townswoman
Jack Low
Lynch Mob Member
Cliff Lyons
Deputy
Cactus Mack
Lynch Mob Member
Wilbur Mack
Party Guest at Ball
Louis Mason
Court Clerk
Merrill McCormick
Townsman
Mathew McCue
Lynch Mob Member
Frank McLure
Party Guest
Jack Mower
Guard
Frank O'Connor
Dock Walloper
James O'Hara
Cadet Leader
Jack Pennick
Beaker
Jack Perrin
Townsman
Barry Regan
Tally Clerk
Joe Rickson
Dink
Almira Sessions
Society Matron at the Ball
Allen D. Sewall
Townsman
Mickey Simpson
Assistant Blacksmith
Leslie Sketchley
Townsman
Elizabeth Slifer
Gossip
Cap Somers
Lynch Mob Member
Blackjack Ward
Townsman
Bennie Washington
Minor Role
Patrick Wayne
Cadet

Produced by

Merian C. Cooper
producer (uncredited)
John Ford
producer (uncredited)

Music by

Victor Young

Cinematography by

Archie Stout
director of photography

Editing by

Jack Murray

Art Direction by

Frank Hotaling

Set Decoration by

John McCarthy Jr.
George Milo

Costume Design by

Adele Palmer

Makeup Department

James R. Barker
makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

Lee Lukather
unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Wingate Smith
assistant director

Sound Department

T.A. Carman
sound
Howard Wilson
sound
Melvin M. Metcalfe Sr.
sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Jack Caffee
special effects (uncredited)

Stunts

Chuck Hayward
stunts (uncredited)
Cliff Lyons
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Nels Mathias
key grip (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Barbara Ford
assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department

R. Dale Butts
composer: additional music (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited)
Jester Hairston
music arranger (uncredited)
Harry Scharf
assistant musical director (uncredited)
Victor Young
musical director (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Herbert J. Yates
presenter
D.R.O. Hatswell
technical advisor (uncredited)
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