Joe E. Brown
— Elmer Kane
Patricia Ellis
— Nellie Poole
Frank McHugh
— Healy High-Hips
Claire Dodd
— Evelyn
Preston Foster
— Walker
Russell Hopton
— Whitey
Sterling Holloway
— Nick Kane
Jane Wyman
— Game spectator (uncredited)
Emma Dunn
— Mrs. Kane
Charles C. Wilson
— Mr. Wade (as Charles Wilson)
Charles Delaney
— Johnny Abbott
Berton Churchill
— Colonel Moffitt
J. Carrol Naish
— Jerry (as J. Carroll Naish)
Gene Morgan
— Noonan
Maurice Black
— Dice Dealer (uncredited)
Don Brodie
— Casino Employee (uncredited)
George Chandler
— Cubs Player (uncredited)
Phyllis Crane
— Gentryville Journal reporter (uncredited)
Douglass Dumbrille
— Stillman (uncredited)
Gale Gordon
— Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Harrison Greene
— Game Spectator (uncredited)
Paul Kruger
— Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Mike Lally
— Casino Employee (uncredited)
Gus Leonard
— Nosey Townsman (uncredited)
George Magrill
— Game Spectator (uncredited)
Walter Miller
— Captain Sutton (uncredited)
Lloyd Neal
— Ben - Coachman (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
— Game Spectator (uncredited)
Jessie Ralph
— Sarah Crosby (uncredited)
Donna Mae Roberts
— Switchboard Operator (uncredited)