 | Paulette Goddard als Loxi Claiborne |
 | Ray Milland als Stephen Tolliver |
 | John Wayne als Captain Jack Stuart |
 | Raymond Massey als King Cutler |
 | Robert Preston als Dan Cutler |
 | Lynne Overman als Captain Phillip Philpott |
 | Susan Hayward als Drusilla Alston |
 | Charles Bickford als Mate of the 'Tyfib' |
 | Walter Hampden als Commodore Devereaux |
 | Louise Beavers als Maum Maria |
 | Martha O'Driscoll als Ivy Devereaux |
 | Elisabeth Risdon als Mrs. Claiborne |
 | Hedda Hopper als Aunt Henrietta |
 | Victor Kilian als Widgeon |
 | Oscar Polk als Salt Meat |
 | Janet Beecher als Mrs. Mottram |
 | Ben Carter als Chinkapin |
 | William 'Wee Willie' Davis als The Lamb |
 | Lane Chandler als Sam |
 | Davison Clark als Judge Marvin |
 | Louis Merrill als Captain of the 'Pelican' |
 | Frank M. Thomas als Dr. Jepson |
 | Keith Richards als Captain Carruthers |
 | Victor Varconi als Lubbock |
 | J. Farrell MacDonald als Port Captain |
 | Harry Woods als Mace |
 | Raymond Hatton als Master Shipwright |
 | Milburn Stone als Lieutenant Farragut |
 | Dave Wengren als 'Claiborne' Lookout |
| Tony Paton als Cadge |
 | Barbara Britton als Charleston Lady #1 |
 | Julia Faye als Charleston Lady #2 |
| Ameda Lambert als Charleston Lady #3 |
| D'Arcy Miller als Charleston Beau #1 |
| Bruce Warren als Charleston Beau #2 |
 | Cecil B. DeMille als Prologue Speaker (voice) (uncredited) |
 | Stanley Andrews als Turnkey (uncredited) |
 | Gertrude Astor als Ball Guest (uncredited) |
 | Frank Ferguson als Snaith (uncredited) |
 | James Flavin als Girl's Father (uncredited) |
 | Chuck Hamilton als Bosco (uncredited) |
 | Mildred Harris als Dancing Lady (uncredited) |
| Sam Harris als Tea Guest (uncredited) |
 | Leota Lorraine als Ball Guest (uncredited) |
 | Akim Tamiroff als The Lamb (uncredited) (voice) |
 | Florence Wix als Ball Guest (uncredited) |
 | Byron Foulger als Bixby (uncredited) |
| Cecil B. DeMille | Director |
| Thelma Strabel | Story |
| Alan Le May | Screenplay |
| Charles Bennett | Screenplay |
| Jesse Lasky Jr. | Screenplay |
| Cecil B. DeMille | Producer |
| Victor Young | Original Music Composer |
| William V. Skall | Director of Photography |
| Victor Milner | Director of Photography |
| William H. Pine | Associate Producer |
| Anne Bauchens | Editor |
| Roland Anderson | Art Direction |
| Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Arthur Rosson | Second Unit Director |
| Dewey Wrigley | Underwater Director of Photography |
| Gordon Jennings | Visual Effects |
| W. L. Pereira | Visual Effects |
| Farciot Edouart | Visual Effects |
| Harry Lindgren | Sound Recordist |
| John Cope | Sound Recordist |
| Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Natalie Kalmus | Color Designer |
| Jeanie Macpherson | Additional Writing |
| Thelma Strabel | Treatment |
| Buddy G. DeSylva | Executive Producer |
| George Sawley | Set Decoration |
| Natalie Visart | Costume Design |
| Max Asher | Makeup Artist |
| Charles Gemora | Makeup Artist |
| Alice Ribald | Hairstylist |
| Leonora Sabine | Hair Supervisor |
| Frank Caffey | Unit Manager |
| Harvey Dwight | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Curtis Mick | Unit Manager |
| Chico Alonso | First Assistant Director |
| Art Camp | Second Assistant Director |
| C. Kenneth Deland | First Assistant Director |
| Clem Jones | First Assistant Director |
| Howard Joslin | First Assistant Director |
| Edward Salven | Assistant Director |
| Russ Brown | Props |
| Carl Coleman | Props |
| Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Lorne Holmes | Greensman |
| Jack Wilson | Painter |
| Harold Worthington | Props |
| Louis Mesenkop | Special Sound Effects |
| Edward Overstreet | Special Effects |
| Barney Wolff | Special Effects |
| Jan Domela | Matte Painter |
| Paul K. Lerpae | Visual Effects |
| George Bruggeman | Stunts |
| Vic Chatten | Stunts |
| James Dime | Stunts |
| Biddle Dorsey | Stunts |
| Jimmie Dundee | Stunts |
| Lila Finn | Stunts |
| Fred Graham | Stunts |
| Frank Hagney | Stunts |
| Chuck Hamilton | Stunts |
| George Magrill | Stunts |
| Carl Mathews | Stunts |
| Gil Perkins | Stunts |
| Houghton Ralph | Stunts |
| Ray Spiker | Stunts |
| Paul Stader | Stunts |
| Jack Stoney | Stunts |
| Dale Van Sickel | Stunts |
| Ted Wells | Stunts |
| Henry Wills | Stunts |
| Fred Zendar | Stunts |
| Dewey Wrigley | Underwater Camera |
| Murray Young | Grip |
| Fritz Brosch | Camera Operator |
| Andrew J. Durkus | Grip |
| Jack Haring | Grip |
| Coley Kessinger | Grip |
| Jack Lethman | Grip |
| Roger Mace | Camera Technician |
| James V. Murray | Assistant Camera |
| William Rand | Camera Operator |
| G.E. Richardson | Still Photographer |
| Cliff Shirpser | Assistant Camera |
| R. Doney | Wardrobe Designer |
| Dwight Franklin | Wardrobe Designer |
| Lois Jessen | Wardrobe Designer |
| Joe Kaplan | Wardrobe Master |
| LeVaughn Larson | Wardrobe Master |
| Edna Shotwell | Wardrobe Master |
| Pat Williams | Wardrobe Master |
| Norman Lacey | Location Manager |
| George Parrish | Orchestrator |
| Walter Scharf | Orchestrator |
| Leo Shuken | Orchestrator |
| Al Latta | Driver |
| Sid Davis | Stand In |
| Sam Ledner | Choreographer |
