Beatrice "Bea" Pullman

Claudette Colbert

Delilah Johnson

Louise Beavers

Stephen "Steve" Archer

Warren William

Peola Johnson (Age 19)

Fredi Washington

Jessie Pullman

Rochelle Hudson

Elmer Smith

Ned Sparks

Baby Jessie Pullman, Age 3

Juanita Quigley

Martin

Alan Hale

Jessie Pullman, Age 8 (uncredited)

Marilyn Knowlden

The Painter

Henry Armetta

Beatrice's Butler Jarvis

Wyndham Standing

Peola Johnson, Age 4 (uncredited)

Sebie Hendricks

Peola Johnson, Age 10 (uncredited)

Dorothy Black

Young Woman at Party (uncredited)

Joyce Compton

Mrs. Eden (uncredited)

Noel Francis

Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)

Clarence Wilson

Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)

Jane Withers

Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)

Marcia Mae Jones

Dr. Preston

Henry Kolker

Woman at Funeral (uncredited)

Hattie McDaniel

French Maid

Alice Ardell

Man Buying Cigar (uncredited)

William B. Davidson

Jackson's Restaurant Manager (uncredited)

Paul Porcasi

Englishman at Party (uncredited)

William Austin

Man at Party

G.P. Huntley Jr.

Tipsy Man at Party (uncredited)

Tyler Brooke

Hugh

Walter Walker

Party Guest (uncredited)

Sayre Dearing

Mr. Carven

Franklin Pangborn

Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)

Claire McDowell

Minor Role (uncredited)

Jean Fenwick

Party Guest (uncredited)

Dick Gordon

Mrs. Craven (uncredited)

Alma Tell

Pallbearer (uncredited)

Jesse Graves

Maid (uncredited)

Hazel Washington

Party Guest (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Mrs. Dale (uncredited)

Lenita Lane

Party Guest Saying Goodbye (uncredited)

David Newell

Party Guest (uncredited)

Dennis O'Keefe

Young Man Proposing Toast (uncredited)

Barry Norton

Minister (uncredited)

Reverend Gregg

Chauffeur (uncredited)

Curry Lee

Cook (uncredited)

Madame Sul-Te-Wan

Undertaker (uncredited)

Stuart Johnston

Person at Funeral

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Butler at Party (uncredited)

Edgar Norton

Party Guest (uncredited)

Ronald R. Rondell

Party Guest (uncredited)

Gay Seabrook

Customer in Pancake Shop (uncredited)

Teru Shimada

Party Guest (uncredited)

Larry Steers

Woman at Funeral (uncredited)

Libby Taylor

Cook

Mme. Sul Te Wan

French Maid (uncredited)

Alyce Ardell

Party Guest (uncredited)

Monya Andre

Waitress (uncredited)

Daisy Bufford

Teacher (uncredited)

Norma Drew

Funeral Spectator (uncredited)

Tiny Jones

Woman at Funeral (uncredited)

Bessie Lyle

Footman (uncredited)

Julius Molnar

Man at Funeral (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

Party Guest (uncredited)

Edmund Mortimer

Man at Funeral (uncredited)

Hayes Robinson

Party Guest (uncredited)

Ethel Sykes

Man at Funeral (uncredited)

Martin Turner

Party Guest (uncredited)

Bruce Warren