George McFarland
— Spanky Leonard
Phillips Holmes
— Marshall Valient
Ralph Morgan
— Yankee General
Irving Pichel
— Simmons
Rosina Lawrence
— Louella Blanchard
Billie Thomas
— Buckwheat
Carl Switzer
— Alfalfa
Hobart Bosworth
— Colonel Blanchard
Robert Middlemass
— Overseer
James P. Burtis
— Boat Captain
Louise Beavers
— Cornelia
Willie Best
— Henry
Ernie Alexander
— Boat Passenger
Hooper Atchley
— Slavemaster at Meeting
Harry Bernard
— Bit
John 'Uh huh' Collum
— Kid Army Member
Jack Cooper
— Bit
Richard DeNeut
— Kid Army Member
Jack Dougherty
— Captain Haden - General's Aide
Rex Downing
— Kid Army Member
Alex Finlayson
— Bit
Bud Geary
— Sentry in Blanchard Home
Walter Gregory
— Captain Gary
Karl Hackett
— First Mate
Henry Hall
— Slavemaster
Jack Hill
— Bit
Ham Kinsey
— Bit
Portia Lanning
— Bit
Frank LaRue
— Slavemaster
Eugene 'Porky' Lee
— Kid Army Member