Matthew Beard
— Stymie
Norman Chaney
— Chubby
Jackie Cooper
— Jackie
Allen 'Farina' Hoskins
— Farina
Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins
— Wheezer
Mary Ann Jackson
— Mary Ann
Clifton Young
— Bonedust
Shirley Jean Rickert
— Shirley
Dorothy DeBorba
— Dorothy
Douglas Greer
— Gang Member
Donald Haines
— Donald
Charley Chase
— Chubby (singing voice)
June Marlowe
— Miss Crabtree
Otto Fries
— Orphan Asylum Agent
George H. Reed
— Parson