Warner Baxter
— Lawrence Cromwell
Madge Evans
— Mary Adams
James Dunn
— Jimmy Dugan
Sylvia Froos
— Sylvia Froos
John Boles
— John Boles
Arthur Byron
— John Harly
Shirley Temple
— Shirley Dugan
Ralph Morgan
— Secretary to President
Jimmy Dallas
— Boy Scout
Tess Gardella
— Aunt Jemima
Frank Mitchell
— Senator Danforth
Jack Durant
— Senator Short
Dick Foran
— Nick Foran
Nigel Bruce
— Eustis Dinwiddle
John 'Skins' Miller
— Hill-Billy
Stepin Fetchit
— Stepin Fetchit
Lew Brown
— Voice of Jimmy Durante Penguin (voice, uncredited)
Lynn Bari
— White House Secretary / Chorine (uncredited)
Scotty Beckett
— Boy Auditioning for Miss Adams (uncredited)
Jean Allen
— Dancer
Dorothy Andre
— Dancer
Zita Baca
— Dancer
Bonita Barker
— Dancer
Deslys Barnes
— Dancer
Mary Blackwood
— Dancer
Angela Blue
— Dancer
Audrene Brier
— Dancer
Mary Jane Carey
— Dancer
Lorena Carr
— Dancer
Dixie Dean
— Dancer