Mickey Rooney
— Billy Coy
Thomas Mitchell
— Arthur 'Red' Stanley
Michael O'Shea
— Vic Sullivan
Mary Hatcher
— Louise Riley
Spring Byington
— Mary Coy
Steve Brodie
— Happy Lee
Lina Romay
— Dolores Raymond
Hattie McDaniel
— Minnie
Allen Jenkins
— George
Monte Blue
— Deacon Jones
Richard Lane
— Reno Riley
Eddie Kane
— Head Waiter
Charles Irwin
— Drunk
Kippee Valez
— Carla
Denver Pyle
— Track Intern
George Fisher
— Announcer
Jackson King
— Announcer
Joe Gray
— Race Car Driver (uncredited)