John Wayne
— Captain John Ashley
Ann Rutherford
— Virginia Terry
Cy Kendall
— Adjutant General Benedict Holden
Bob Kortman
— Captain Hays
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
— Snowflake
Sam Flint
— Governor of Texas
Dennis Moore
— Dick Terry
Jim Toney
— Jed Calicutt
Etta McDaniel
— Mammy
Yakima Canutt
— Bull Horrell
Lloyd Ingraham
— Tucker
James A. Marcus
— Mayor
Rodney Hildebrandt
— Cavalry Captain
Eugene Jackson
— Harmonica Player / Dancer
Floyd Shackelford
— Armstrong
Nina Mae McKinney
— Dancer (uncredited)
Bob Burns
— Jeff Pruitt